This one is from Forsythe NWR. Mk IV, 800 f5.6, iso 640, f8, 1/1600 shot in manual mode from tripod/wimberley in between swatting the green flies. Slight crop from full frame.
Herb:
I like the angle in the frame,exposure, very sharp (right on the edge of too much for me). There is a very faint sharpening halo around the primaries on back wing.
If you have it, I would like just a sliver more room at the top.
Interesting vantage point with this guy quite lower than you...I like it. A bit aggressive with the sharpening as mentioned before, and I agree with more room above.
Far upper wing detail superb. Wish for the near wing to be a bit higher. These can work well with 2/3 of the frame being the wake behind the bird. EXP and SH superb. If it were mine I would lose some of the specular highlights on the bill (and the corresponding ones in the REFL).
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Thanks for all of the comments. There is no more room on top, unless canvas is added. As far as sharpening, none in the RAW conversion and only 70, .3, 0 in USM. Is it possible the image requires none or little sharpening ? I used Artie's suggested numbers for USM.
For 1204 wide jpegs my generic sharpening via action is 175/.3 in Unsharp Mask. It would seem impossible to over sharpen this jpeg at your numbers. The image looks fine to me.
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