40D. 400f5.6L wide-open. iso 320. 1/3200s. Canvas extended in the front as I caught the bird a little too much to the right in the frame.
I am thinking of increasing the lightness and decreasing the sat in blue channel as I find the sky a bit unnatural. Since I was exposing for the whites, the sky got a little underexposed. No polarizer used. Thought I'd ask for feedback before processing. Thx in advance.
Lovely flight shot, Kaustubh, nice to have the bird turning it's head to look back at us! I agree that you might back off a little on the blue channel for the sky. Also, you might be able to open up the blacks a bit. TFS!
If you have the new CS5, you may give the Shadow/Highlight feature a try, it is much improved.The head turn sort of redeems the going away pose. As mentioned, eye could be sharper.