Soaring the downdrafts

[echosue]

Talen with a Nikon D60
f5.6
exposure 1/500
iso 220 mm
focal length 200

This is a shot of a golden eagle which I took recently. I worked on the photo a bit with Adobe Lightroom.

Any and all comments would be appreciated.

[windrider86]

Do you have anything specific you want help with?

[Sterling]

I think the focus is a bit off. The Eagle's head seems a bit blurry. It might've been nice to freeze the motion with a higher shutter speed. Also, not a big fan of the peephole vignette.

[echosue]

Yes I think I overdid the vingiette a bit as several people I have showed the photo to have mentioned it. I have corrected that now and I do think it is better. I also noticed the head could be sharper which I will work on in the future. I was using my 75-200 lens for the first time that day and was panning with the eagle as it flew so was having a hard time with the focus.

I know that it would look better with the road out of the photo but have not advanced that far in the program to remove it. Does it really detract from the photo or is it okay? I would appreciate help with the composition and whether or not the exposure is okay. Thank you for your help and suggestions. Is there a way that I can upload a corrected version where they can be compared? Again, thank you both for your comments!