The Huntress

[Kiran Poonacha]

This is our winter visitor Marsh Harrier Female doing her thing.

Spec: 1/1600, F 5.6, ISO 800, +1/3.

MK4+500mm+1.4TC

Regards,

Kiran.

[Randy Stout]

Kiran:

Sharp, well exposed, like the comp.

Nice BG with just enough variation to keep it interesting.

Personally I would wish for slightly less wing blur, but it does imply motion. I guess for me, I can tell she is flying, so my brain already accepts that concept, don't need the blur to convince me of it.

Cheers

Randy

[Doug Brown]

Another beauty Kiran! Sharp everywhere but the wing tips, and I don't mind the motion blur at all. Love the dangling talons!

[gail bisson]

Another great shot! I love the fanned tail and the BG. Dangly feet are fun to see. Well done (as asusal)
Gail

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Kiran, excellent composition. The dangling feet are great. AF, exposure, details....everything is spot on as usual.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice pose, all works well including the slight motion of the wings. Excellent separation between subject and BG. I do see a bit of colour noise on the wingtips (shadow recovery done?)...nothing your favorite NR software or plug-in couldn't take care of.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Nice pose, all works well including the slight motion of the wings. Excellent separation between subject and BG. I do see a bit of colour noise on the wingtips (shadow recovery done?)...nothing your favorite NR software or plug-in couldn't take care of.

Thanks DC, Yes I used shadow recovery. Will run a round of NR as suggested.

Regards,

Kiran.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Kiran:

Sharp, well exposed, like the comp.

Nice BG with just enough variation to keep it interesting.

Personally I would wish for slightly less wing blur, but it does imply motion. I guess for me, I can tell she is flying, so my brain already accepts that concept, don't need the blur to convince me of it.

Cheers

Randy

Thanks Randy, Yeah I do get your point.


Kiran.

[James Salywoda]

Beautiful Shot Kiran excellent details and bg.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Another beautiful image, love the wing position and pose. BG is great and the IQ is mind blowingly good as usual!

[Petros Petrou]

Nice image of this raptor species. Typical hunting pose with great background and nice details. The motion blur at the wingtips is a plus for me. Knowing this bird species, this image looks just a bit oversaturated.

[Wynand van Wyk]

Wow! Love the silky smooth background and colours here! The IQ is spot on. I like the motion blur as well, and feel that it adds to the image.

Stunning!

[arash_hazeghi]

Awesome I love the pose, BG and the blur in wingtip is a plus here. well done Kiran

[Sachin Saraf]

Wonderful capture as always Kiran...Love the position of bird in frame and nice BG