Northern Harrier

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Nice shot! I agree with birdied; I would darken the background; it is nicely blurred but I think if it were darker, the bird would "pop" more. The BG must have been a ways behind this bird-to get the DOF you did, with both wings in focus and yet blur the BG is terrific.
 
Love the Harrier! Separating subject and BG in layers, then you can de-noise and blur the BG and with a mask, you can paint out out part of the blurred layer to give you a nice, popping subject. A gradient layer will also assist.
 
Great shot, one I've not gotten yet. :) I would tone down the blue in the wing a bit. I agree on background being a bit darker would be good too.
 
Thank you for your critique guys. I can see now how your advise can improve the image. I'll have to learn how to use PS masks & layers. Thanks again for taking the time to give me some advise.
 
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