Caracara on a fence post

[Troy Lim]

D700 + 600VR on beanbag, shot from a car. Forgot to turn on the VR :o
Still trying to after some flight shots.

AV Priority
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 600 mm
ISO Speed: 640
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash

[Tony Whitehead]

Nice pose and good sharpness, Troy. Whites on the neck aren't clipping but seem to lack detail - a linear burn may be worth a try. Perch and barbed wire aren't the most picturesque. Wondering about a portrait crop.

[Scott Frye]

A little too much HOM and a vertical crop would take of that fence away -- I would also darken the background a bit -- nice capture

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the alert pose and eye contact, it looks as if he just had a meal. I like Scott's idea to make it a vertical crop.

[Troy Lim]

I will give it a shot. But I feel that vertical crop would be too much crop for my taste, so I decided to include the line. Hope portrait crop will retain enough details.
Yeah, just had a big meal, Axel.

Thank you all.

[Stu Bowie]

Interesting looking bird, and one that I havent seen before. Super pose, and feel that a vertical would work well here.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Troy, I loved the look and the light the most. Thx for sharing.

[Gal Shon]

Pose and eye contact are very good.
I like the Comp as is.

[Troy Lim]

Pose and eye contact are very good.
I like the Comp as is.

Thanks, all.