I know this is lacking eye contact from the bird, but I like how it turned out anyway. The fish had not been caught in this pool, just dropped and then picked up again.
7D
EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Manual
1/1250
f/6.3
ISO 400
Beautifully designed and I love the pose. And the fish. Could go a bit brighter with a slight contrast boost. Nice to type that for a change instead of the usual opposite
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