Red-tailed Hawk

Gallery: AvianPosted October 28, 2012845 views15 comments

This juvenile was hunting voles from elevated rocks on Antelope Island and I got this shot soon after take-off.

7D, 1/2500, f/8, ISO 500, 500 f/4, shot from pickup window on 8/2/12, cropped to 64% or original image, exposure adjustment in ACR, sharpened bird, no additional processing or adjustments, natural light, no bait, no decoy, not set up or called in

Larger version provided

Comments/critique appreciated

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 28, 2012 at 7:12 PM

Stellar shot Ron. Love the look at the underside of the wings. Not sure why, but I always love it when an image shows a nice view of the under side of raptor's wings. Really adds to the image IMO. Great flight position and DOF. Well done for sure.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on October 28, 2012 at 7:20 PM

Really nice flight pose and capture. Intense look! Exposure is great (and not easy with that shadow). Very nice!

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 28, 2012 at 8:01 PM

Ron,
Outstanding shot, I like every thing about it.

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Comment posted by Guy Nelson on October 28, 2012 at 8:02 PM

Hi Ron
Great image, I like the down wings capture, nice dark rich colors.

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Comment posted by Richard Hahn on October 28, 2012 at 8:53 PM

Ron, this is an incredible picture.

Rich Hahn

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 28, 2012 at 9:18 PM

Wonderful sharpness on the hawk Ron. Excellent exposure. I feel like I'm right there viewing the hawk fly by - almost 3d. Your usual excellent work.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on October 28, 2012 at 10:32 PM

Great wing position and intensity in the eyes of this beauty. Very nice, Ron.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 29, 2012 at 3:54 AM

Great flight shot Ron

The large version is a pleasure to view. Great wing position and excellent sharpness.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Gary Reed on October 29, 2012 at 8:59 AM

Nice shot. Window captures for me have always been a challenge. Its trying to track a subject with no room...lol...this one worked out.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 29, 2012 at 11:21 AM

Very nice natural image. Good wing position and light direction for this action shot.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 29, 2012 at 4:01 PM

Wonderful flight shot Ron. Amazing the amount of hawk activity on Antelope Island. I like the eye contact, pose and wing position, well done.

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Comment posted by Hussain Nalwala on October 30, 2012 at 3:34 AM

Superb shot...

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 30, 2012 at 7:12 AM

Another classic flight shot Ron - well done

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 30, 2012 at 9:20 PM

Nice image. I like the wing position here and the intensity of the bird.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 31, 2012 at 3:40 AM

Ominous look in the eyes - great shot as usual ! Cheers, Hans

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