Gallery: AvianPosted February 24, 2011123 views8 comments
Red-tailed Hawk, Ridgefield Nat'l Wildlife Refuge, WA
canon 7D
canon 600mm f4.l + 1.4TC
F/9 1/500 ISO 400
auto window beanbag rest
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8 comments
Comment posted by Terry Sohl on February 24, 2011 at 1:11 PM
Cool bird! Terrific, intense stare from this guy. That tail certainly stands out.
I'm not a huge fan of the border though...
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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on February 24, 2011 at 1:23 PM
Very nice look at the hawk. That tail really stands out. I like the head turn and even with the dappled light you got the head in a nice spot. I have to agree with Terry on the border. It pulls me away from your subject.
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on February 24, 2011 at 1:55 PM
One of the nicest perched RTH sohts I've seen thanks to the cool setting and the lighting which really shows off that tail
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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on February 24, 2011 at 5:52 PM
Very nice setting on the redtail. The larger image really shows off the images sharpness. Very nice indeed.
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Comment posted by Ron Huff on February 25, 2011 at 11:42 AM
A very good photograph. The lighting, head turn and detail make this one great image.
Ron Huff
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 25, 2011 at 5:28 PM
Great pose, head turn and environment. And it definitively answers why the species got its name.
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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on February 25, 2011 at 8:28 PM
Love the bird Craig and that look at the namesake tail couldn't be better. Nothing in the setting/background bothers me, given the position of the bird in front of everything and the nice pose. Agree about the border though...
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 26, 2011 at 6:43 AM
Craig,
Love the setting, how well the red tail stabds out, the great look at the aya and the head turn. Looks like the head almost glows because of the dappled light. The lichens add interest to the branches and the view of the plumage on the back does too. I like the comp you used but I feel the border does take away from the bird.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
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8 commentsI'm not a huge fan of the border though...
Ron Huff
Love the setting, how well the red tail stabds out, the great look at the aya and the head turn. Looks like the head almost glows because of the dappled light. The lichens add interest to the branches and the view of the plumage on the back does too. I like the comp you used but I feel the border does take away from the bird.