Juvenile Snail Kite landing at Viera Wetlands. Canon 1D Mark IV, Eos 500F4L is, @F4, Iso 1600, 1/1600 sec, Manual Mode, +1 2/3 stop, 50% crop, from landscape to portrait.
I might be tempted to push this all the way to a silhouette, remove the snag running off to the left, move the trunk more to the left in the frame, crop down from the top. Lots of options here.
Like the outstretched talons and the interesting perch. Randy makes some excellent suggestions regarding composition and pushing the darks even further to the left.
Agree with Randy. Full silhouette will be better. My suggestion would be to pull the exposure down a stop and then play with curves to create the perfect blacks. Loved the pose and the comp.