Hi Dan, I really like this angle, together with the concentrated, and determined pose of the eagle. Good to see the left talon ready to grab what he has his eyes on, and Im fine with the surrounding grasses.
Well composed and I just love the grasses and that soft blue in the sky! The lifted foot/talon makes this image more interesting. For future us, you may want to try to extract some more details out of the whites on the top of the eagle's head.
Neat scene, and I love the surroundings. Super that the talon is in clear view! I'd selectively lighten the eagle as it seems a tad dark as posted (the grasses look OK as is and may look too bright if you lightened the whole image).
Great pose and excellent suggestions above. A bit more sharpening on the eye and face and a Linear Burn on the top of the head and/or NIK CE Detail Extractor on all of the eagle would likely improve this. Like everyone else, I love the setting.
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