Will get you

[johan barnard]

File date:	2010:07:05 2182	Camera make:	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model:	NIKON D700	Date/Time:	2010:06:25 15:335
Resolution:	651 x 530	Flash used:	No
Focal length:	300.0mm (35mm equivalent: 300mm)	Exposure time:	0.0003 s (1/3200)
Aperture:	f/4.0	ISO equiv.:	1,000
Exposure bias:	1	Whitebalance:	Auto
Metering Mode:	matrix	Exposure:	aperture priority (semi-auto)

[Jim Fenton]

Really cool image with great action, pose and eye contact on the intended prey.

I wish that the bird were higher in the frame overall and it looks a bit bight...perhaps toning it down a bit would make a better presentation?

[Dan Busby]

Very nice shot Johan! Great action with a story. The lighting is a bit harsh, but I guess that brightness is what allowed you to use a fast SS. I wonder if the bright whites could be toned down a little to reduce the glare.

[Ken Watkins]

A very neat image, if only you had the "prey" nearer the beak it would be even more amazing. I agree on the comments regarding tonong down,

[Tom Redd]

Beautiful shot! I agree with the above comments regarding the brightness, but all the same, wonderful.

[Morkel Erasmus]

nice capture Johan! great one in fact...agree on toning down the highlights however...:)

[Diego Torrentes]

Hi Johan:
You took an interesting pic, these birds don't like people near them and you achive this with a 300 mm lens on a FF body!. I like the feathers position, the brilliant eye and the open beak ready to capture the insect. I'd like a smoother light, but it's ok anyway. good work.
Bye,