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Hen Harrier (Female)

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Posted by Michael John O' Ma on July 1, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Hen Harrier (Female)
The other half of the pair. 40D Sigma 500mm 4.5 Sidekick MJ
Posted by Ian Mason on July 1, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Excellent! The lighting seems better on this one. You could crop a little of the negative space on the left.
Posted by Ben Micklem on July 1, 2009 at 1:01 PM
I agree with Ian- the lighting makes this one a really special shot. If this isn't already crop, then I think it would look great as a print with this composition.
Posted by Ray on July 1, 2009 at 1:04 PM
Tend to agree with Ian re cropping, but cropping is always very subjective/personal thing.

Did you try flipping it, sometimes it gives you a completely different image.

Still an excellent shot by any standard.
Posted by Dawn Monrose on July 1, 2009 at 4:58 PM
Lovely shot, beautiful light and good composition too. Perhaps a little more sharpening around the head area? Very nice!
Posted by Lewis Thomson on July 1, 2009 at 5:15 PM

Hi Michael,

Lovely bird and a top shot, I quite like the space on the left. The lights great and I like the little blur of the wing tips.

Lewis.
:toast:
Posted by John Robinson on July 1, 2009 at 7:15 PM
Great light on this MJ.
Love it as is.
John
Posted by PhilH on July 2, 2009 at 4:20 AM
Nice, might add a little more space below, difficult to judge sharpness on a web image but it looks like it might stand just a little more....

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by eric weight on July 2, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Another nice one MJ. Better light this time as well.
:toast: Eric
Posted by Craig Jones on July 2, 2009 at 5:48 PM
Both shots are lovely but with the light in this picture it makes this my favorite,two great shots of this beautiful bird Michael :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Colin Crowdey on July 3, 2009 at 11:38 AM
this is the better of the two (IMHO). I like the almost diagonal comp and the light is great

well seen and captured

Colin