swamp harrier

[avkomp]

not seen one down here before, but during the minor flooding this guy was seen soaring over the swollen creek
shot in absolutely rubbish light as can be seen from the background. tough to get any details overall
d5 600f4 tc17(1000mm) 1/3200 f8 iso 1600 about 40 percent of frame

[Grumpy John]

Great shot Stephen despite the challenging light. Did you set the exposure on the plus side to reduce the shadows on the underside, or did you correct it in PP? It would be easy to drop a new background into this photo if you were inclined.

[avkomp]

Thanks mate. I knew from shooting in dud light that it would need plus plenty and plus 1 not do it. Cranked up to plus 2.33 ev. I figured I could back it off in post if needed. A little shadow boost needed too but not too much. I took the pic to ID cos I not recognise.
you wouldn't really want to shoot in light like this. It was close to where the sun would have been too

[Isac]

I've never seen one Stephen so you are one up on me. I think the edit has brought it well up to standard to be called a very good shot.