Sparrow Hawk

Gallery: AvianPosted January 15, 2012357 views18 comments

Resting in between taking Sand Martins from a local colony.
D200
Sigma 50-500mm
640 ISO
125th Sec@f11
80% of full frame
Levels etc in Paint Shop Pro 7
Contrast and EV down 1 in camera.
Thanks for your comments on my last image.
Appreciated.
JR

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 15, 2012 at 5:23 PM

Beautiful, John. Wonderful light and detail and I like the composition a lot.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on January 15, 2012 at 6:21 PM

Super Nice! The lighting is beautiful & I love how his feathers are blowing around!

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on January 15, 2012 at 6:23 PM

Everything really works on this one... the subject, the background colors, the feathers blowing in the wind, sharpness, etc. etc. Love it!

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 15, 2012 at 7:01 PM

Great image John. Rich colors and wonderful light. Background is uncluttered and well matched. Excellent DOF and very sharp-especially considering 1/125s. Maybe a little noise in the BG on the larger version.

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Comment posted by John Blumenkamp on January 15, 2012 at 9:30 PM

Beautiful image all around John! Great pose, perch and background - it all comes together for an awesome image. Congrats!

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 16, 2012 at 6:17 AM

Thanks all.
JR

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 16, 2012 at 8:34 AM

Great shot John, luv the fluffy look here.
Nice colors and complimentary BG, cool perch too!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 16, 2012 at 12:59 PM

Simply an awesome portrait John

I like the fluffed-up pose and the feather detail is excellent. The warm colored background works great here.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 16, 2012 at 1:40 PM

Beautiful light, a great pose, perfect BG -

Sandy

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Comment posted by Roy Bailey on January 16, 2012 at 2:46 PM

stunning portrait John,this would definately find a spot on my wall, great colour and pose. My guess is this is an old girl with many stories to tell. Hope to comment more here soon and good to see plenty of nice shots posted lately.

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Comment posted by May Haga on January 16, 2012 at 4:29 PM

Perfect capture. Lovely light, nice pose, great background, interesting perch and excellent detail.
May

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 16, 2012 at 4:52 PM

Really nice John. The fluffed look is great. Bird is really sharp with nice DOF. The large images shows a bit too much noise in the BG for my taste, but an easy fix if you desire.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 16, 2012 at 5:31 PM

Well done, John.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 16, 2012 at 5:36 PM

Thanks all for takingb the time.
Ron
Yes - the old D200 isn't that good at higher ISO,s. I think I forgot the neat image. as you say easily done.
Cheers
John

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on January 16, 2012 at 5:42 PM

A beautiful top notch photo John.
Nice and sharp, good feather detail, great perch, and complimenting BG
Congrats!!!

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on January 17, 2012 at 12:48 AM

Love the colors and the composition. You caught him on a great looking perch. Background colors are wonderful.

Ray