Whistling kite

Fabulous portrait, ciao Giangiorgio

Hi Giangiorgio,

thanks for your nice comment. It wasn't a difficult shot; the bird was a few meters away from me and the light wasn't bad either. Kind regards, Vincent

Gorgeous bird's portrait, Vincent! Bravo! Sincerely, Tatiana

Hi Tatiana, thanks for your appreciation of this raptor portrait. Kind regards, Vincent

Hi, Vincent! This is a great image, technically and aesthetically! Bravo! PDE

Hi Pierre,

 

thanks for your visit and appreciation of this photo! Kind regards, Vincent

Beautiful portrait. So crisp and sharp.

Hi Kristian,

 

thanks for your visit and appreciation of this photo! Kind regards, Vincent

Wonderful shot. Very intense and sharp. Best regards, Wobby

Hi Wobby,

Thanks for stopping by and your friendly comments. Kind regards, Vincent

Fantastic shot, very good technical quality also! My sincere compliments, Vincent! PDE P.S. I would try to brighten the eye, though!

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I brightened the whole photo, selected with polygonal lasso tool, added feather 5, brightened the eye, selected inverse and than darkened again! Not my best work in PS, but I was just trying was the brightening possible! PDE

Hi Pierre,

 

thank you very much for your appreciation of this photo and your suggestions (and example) for optimization! My preference would be somewhere in the middle between your edited version and my original. The fact that you invested your time and effort to show how you would change the image means a lot to me, thanks again! Kind regards, Vincent

J'adore le détail dans cette photo. Le regard du faucon est formidable! Vous êtes vraiment expert avec l'appareil photo!!! C'est incroyable que vous avez pris cette photo 'avec la main'... -Aina

Hi Aina,

 

thank you again for a wonderful and friendly comment - in French, which I can read but isn't my native language; that is actually Dutch. I made this photo at a rapture show in the castle of Bouillon, Belgium. The bird was only a few meters away from me and the camera I used has pretty good image stabilization. Thanks! Kind regards, Vincent