Red-shouldered Hawk

by Angela McCain

Gallery: AvianPosted October 23, 2011416 views14 comments

Sugar Land, TX October 23, 2011

D3 ISO 800. 300/2.8 with 2x tc. F5.6 1/2500s . Hand held.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 23, 2011 at 1:04 PM

Very nice action - I love the view of the spread wings and the dangling foot.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on October 23, 2011 at 2:24 PM

Intersting flight shot -- flayed wings show some nice action -- sky color does not look natural on my monitor

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on October 23, 2011 at 3:11 PM

Love the position of the wings and the talons. Excellent detail, wonderful image Angela!

Ray

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on October 23, 2011 at 3:40 PM

A really tough shot - the bird helped you out by spreading the wings and filling up more of the frame

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on October 23, 2011 at 5:47 PM

A very different view and well captured image. Love the wings and detail.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on October 23, 2011 at 10:42 PM

Wow! Wonderfully unique perspective on a wingspread Angela, and I love the marvelous eye-contact as well that beautifully illuminated hanging foot!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 24, 2011 at 12:36 AM

The bird looks awesome here Angela, what a great pose, did it just take off? The sky seems a bit on the cyan side to me.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on October 24, 2011 at 12:14 PM

Terrific frame !!!
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 24, 2011 at 2:37 PM

Sweet action/flight photo Angela, those dangling feet put it over the top for me.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 24, 2011 at 2:47 PM

He had just taken off. Yes the sky is a little Cyan to me too. I turned the channel down a lot (maybe -15). It was an early morning image and I think with the fires and dust in Texas we are just getting some weird looking skies early and late in the day.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on October 24, 2011 at 3:23 PM

Great pose of the hawk. Very nice sharpness. I agree with the small issue with the sky color. Still a very fine image.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 25, 2011 at 11:36 AM

Wonderful flight angle and wing span that for me really shows how much larger the wings are in relation to the body, nice job in getting this shot, way to go.

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Comment posted by Dottie Short on October 26, 2011 at 9:31 PM

An interesting perspective. The birds body doesn't look big enough for those wings. Nice shot Angela.

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Comment posted by RL Langston on October 29, 2011 at 4:38 PM

Simply astounding, beautifully done...thanks for sharing

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