Cooper's Hawk

Doug, a really cool shot for sure with two awesome species. The heads of the two birds are really sharp. I do long for more DOF to get more of the front part of the birds sharp. It seems with the D3 you could have cranked up the ISO to say 1600 and then got your ap up to say f/8 and still kept your SS. Just a suggestion. A great shot I wish I had in my files.

wow--very cool shot, Douglas. very sharp where it needs to be. I think the head positions of the two birds complement each other well.

A powerful image. Very nice sharpness in the larger version. A bit tight on the composition - is this full frame or cropped?

Yes its full frame and I too wish for more DOF but it happened so fast and I was lucky to get the two frames I got before he booked. I was getting set up for owls in a blind when he just popped in with a kill. It was really windy which made him really jumpy. Anyway just glad to have gotten the two frames I got

Awsome photo showing how cruel nature is!
Well captured!

Great capture! The angles of the heads compliment and echo each other well.
I'd wish for a bit more room all around..
Sandy

I like this image. Little bit of yellow on the hawk's beak and on the bird are also a nice complement to each other.

Great timing to catch this hawk, Douglas. I f you did any cropping I would like to see this image with a little more room under the bird.

I do have a question. What in the world is Adobe Photoshop CS4 firmware? Is this an update for the camera???

Thanks.

Well done.

Carol

Douglas, This is really cool. The limp lifeless sparrow makes this really work.

I would be tempted to add canvas above and and in front of the hawk and then clone over the vertical tree with the brown BG as I extended it on to the new canvas to give more room. I think it would really make a difference.

Would love to have this one in my files!

Peter

A great capture, your quick reactions got you the shot
Well done.

Geoff.

Great shot, would love to even see this in the wild. The detail is amazing!

Catching up from Xmas break, excellent shot with wonderful detail , well done.

Razor sharp, excellent colors & exposure Douglas.
Really like this for its dramatic content, wish I owned a shot like this..
Well done