Eagles

[Madog]

An eagle shot I got this past summer, there was an electrical wire in the way which I cloned out. Is it noticeable? Other thoughts welcome.
D5000
1/640
F8
55-200 @ 200 VR off
ISO 200

[rachb]

What a sharp shot! Was the wire on the left side of the light? If it was, it seems like something is missing... if not, I'm just crazy I feel like this photo needs to be "grounded" if that makes sense- I would like to see a tiny bit of the vertical lightpole... even though the eagles are on the pole, it looks as if the whole photo is floating in midair. Did you crop this one or is it SOOC? I am very impressed at the clarity of the eagles-feathers and all!

[Madog]

Thanks, I didn't think about it but it does kind of float with that crop. I was a little concerned with taking the wire all the way out. It left an empty insulator on the pole that didn't look quite right. I spent a bit more time on it today.
This was sooc

and with a bit of the pole in frame

[karen_s]

I think you did a great job of getting rid of the wire. Very nice.

[rachb]

I actually like it more with the pole- definitely grounds it for me so it's not floating. You did an AMAZING job taking that wire out- I never would have guessed that's where it was!

[Barbara V]

Great cloning work! I like the shot with a bit of the pole, too. Great capture of these two together!

[Madog]

Thanks guys esp rachb for the grounding suggestion. I like it better this way also.