Northern Harrier: Male

Very nice flight shot. Nice that the harrier is coming towards the camera; good light on the face to show ther disk.

Beautiful, Peter. Wonderful posture and the bg is perfect for this species.

the oof grass adds more 'speed' to the Harrier, great shot Peter.

Excellent flight shot, Peter! The oof background and environment greatly enhances this image. The image looks a tad soft. Was this full frame? Very nice nonetheless.

Very nice Peter, I like everything about it. Great wing position, and landing gear up!

Very nice Pete

"The image looks a tad soft. Was this full frame?"

Govind, This is not FF but it is at least 80% thereof.

Great capture - I like the solid look he is giving you with the fly-by and crisp margins on the wingtips. Well done ! Robbie

Great harrier image. Well done Peter.

Peter,
I like this image a lot. The background adds to the comp. Really nice!

Yet to capture a harrier so am envious of this image. Exposure looks very good as you've got good detail in the shaded underside of the bird. Capturing such a large image with your set-up takes some doing, so well done. Graham

Very nice flight shot Peter

Peter:
It's an interesting image with the top of the wings being illuminated AND visible while the body, face and the feathers under the wings are in shadow. With soaring birds, the top of the wings are usually illuminated, but not visible. In your image the areas in shadow are the regions in sharpest focus, whereas the directly illuminated areas are the areas with the most motion blur. The image would be stronger, IMO, if the areas not in shadow were also the sharpest. The OOF grass is a great BG for the harrier.

Peter:
It's an interesting image with the top of the wings being illuminated AND visible while the body, face and the feathers under the wings are in shadow. With soaring birds, the top of the wings are usually illuminated, but not visible. In your image the areas in shadow are the regions in sharpest focus, whereas the directly illuminated areas are the areas with the most motion blur. The image would be stronger, IMO, if the areas not in shadow were also the sharpest. The OOF grass is a great BG for the harrier.

I'm not sure how you missed it either. I'd like to see the image(s) that got your attention when you were editing this day's work. The bird is flying at a perfect angle and the oof grass provides a great backdrop.

Love the eye contact here Pete

There's a lot to like here, Peter. The light, environment, wing position, eye contact,,,,,,it's just that overall the image looks a bit soft to me.