Red Tail Hawk

Gallery: AvianPosted October 11, 2011101 views4 comments

This juvenile hawk was perched for several minutes on this tree. Unfortunately, he spun around with his face away from the sun before showing me his wings. I've lightened the face just a bit to pull out the detail. Please view larger version for more detail.

Canon 7D, EF400mm, f5.6, 1/500 sec, ISO 100

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4 comments

Comment posted by Sally King on October 11, 2011 at 12:58 PM

Nice pose and beautiful blue sky behind. There is a small halo around the face. Nicely done.

Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 11, 2011 at 2:41 PM

Nice pose here!
The blues seem very over-saturated.
Tough light, with both bright and dark areas, but this can be improved : I'd suggest selectively brightening up the darker areas of the hawk.

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on October 11, 2011 at 2:59 PM

Red tails are so skittish, you did well to capture this action. Great wing position. However, I find that the face is still a bit too dark.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 11, 2011 at 10:51 PM

Excellent detail, Wick, and I love the pose. Too bad the light wasn't with you a bit more.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments