Steppe Eagle

[Mital Patel]

Steppe Eagle (Aquila Nipalensis)
Udaipur, Rajasthan, INDIA

1D MARK IV, 500 F/4 + 1.4TC
1/800, f/9, ISO 640 @ 700mm
Dec 18, 2011, 8-37 am

Crop a little for comp. HandHold Standing in behind car with lens popped out.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Wow Mita that is awesome. Super detail nice and close. I imagine you already tried to bring up the birds left eye a little?

[Mital Patel]

Wow Mita that is awesome. Super detail nice and close. I imagine you already tried to bring up the birds left eye a little?

You got me cheryl yes i played a bit with "Highlight and Shadow" to open up.
I do have another side looking pose too will process and post tomorrow

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

You got me cheryl yes i played a bit with "Highlight and Shadow" to open up.
I do have another side looking pose too will process and post tomorrow

You did good. Maybe just a little more? It's such a cool image.Killer stare

[Bill Jobes]

That's a real beauty, Mital. I agree with Cheryl's observation about the left eye.

The detail and the brown hues are excellent. The direct gaze is very compelling.

[Doug Brown]

Love the warm light, eye contact, and great detail. You've done pretty well with the side lighting. I'd lighten the shaded iris a little, and maybe bring up the dark feathers some.

[Sachin Saraf]

Very nice portrait Mital...Love the stare and details.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful image. Love the excellent stare. Superb feather detail, great background and light.Well done.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Mital, excellent IQ. loved the textures and the BG. Your techs are perfect..especially the f-stop to cover the bill and the eye.

[Sandesh R.Dhareshwar]

there's little one can do with the side light on the bird which brings up the shadows on the other side ,would have been good if the light was on your back which would have been ideal But all said this is still a Brilliant image man