Hovering Juv Goshawk

[Vivaldo Damilano]

D3s 600VR 1/4000s at F5.6 ISO640

[Andrew Merwin]

I like this image a lot. The dangling feet, the spread tail & wings, good HA & the sharpness are wonderful. I would like to see more canvas on the left if you have it. TFS.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent dynamic pose sharp details and good eye contact

[Arno Ellmer]

Superb image,Vivaldo.I like the eye contact ( would have wished for a glint),wing pose , orange legs and the fanned tail.great complementary bg.

[Humberto Ramos]

Hi Vivaldo,

I love it the way it i, IMO everything is perfect.

[Colin Knight]

Wow.....don't change a thing. AWESOME!

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Vivaldo
like the image of this guy ,agree with the others in general.But i have a point.The sharpness is lying clearly (my POV) on the dangling feet,so may be selective sharpening on the head will help.WDYT? Question to all.!!

Cheers Andreas

Vivaldo i tried a quick rework,hope it is ok. WDYT?

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent finding and a great picture. The repost by Andreas looks even better.

[dankearl]

Really nice, the repost is over sharpened to me.
Very nice light, detail and pose.

[Melissa Groo]

Stunning capture, love the pose, the view of the eye, the light. Would like to see a rework that falls in between the op and the repost by Andreas. Was this goshawk attracted with bait?

[Don Lacy]

Love the pose agree with Andrew on the head but his repost is to much

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Thanks for comments everyone. Andries I do like your idea but would go for something in between the OP and your repost.
Hi Melissa this image was taken in Etosha National park in Namibia and no baiting was used. This Juv was very playful and gave me a few opportunities.

[christopher galeski]

good image,nice detail,well done.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Great pose and detail...I lie it a lot Vivaldo!

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Thanks again everyone. I tried some selective sharpening as per Andreas. I like it.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Vivaldo,
the RP works well ,a tad better than mine.Good job!!!

Cheers Andreas

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Vivaldo, great head on capture, and the Goshawk really pops from the BG. Your repost in pane # 15 works well. Well captured.

[Craig Markham]

A gorgeous image, Vivaldo! The near-symmetry of the tail and wings beautifully frames the bird's head and body, and that head turn -- oh, my! The direct light illuminating the legs and head creates a lot of visual depth against the darker, shaded tail. Your RP made the image even more 3-D than the original. Hints of detail in the lower BG gives the image just the right amount of environmental context.

Craig

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Respost is a very welcome one! great looking raptor, light and super interesting BG. Thanks for sharing.

[Danny Laredo]

Love the repost. excellent image.