Beared Fly by

[Dudley Watson]

Image taken on recent trip to Giant's Castle Hide in Drakensburg South Africa. Cropped and processed in Photoshop CS5.Comments and crits appreciated.
Nikon D3S
500mm F4 Lens
F7.1
S/S 1/3200
E/c -2/3
ISo 1000
Manual

[Austin Thomas]

Great detail in the eye area and the near wing. I also like the chosen crop for presentation.

i would try and lighten the shadows beneath the tail feather a touch and clone out the dust spots. The dust spot on the right hand edge in particular.

Cheers

Austin

[Bill Dix]

Great looking eye, and I like the sky color. I might have wished for a different wing position.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dudley, nice and sharp, and yes, the eye pops nicely. Love the GC mountain BG.

[christopher galeski]

great image,well sharp,nice BG,I like the crop as well.thanks.

[Dudley Watson]

THank you all for your input. As recommended I have remove Dust spots and lightened the underside of the tail feathers.
The B/g is the mountain range near the hide in subdued light.

[Arno Ellmer]

Great side - on shot ,Dudley.I like the down stroke of the wing and the good HA.

[Dudley Watson]

Thanks Arno for your comments..Always appreciated