Gallery: AvianPosted April 25, 201399 views7 comments
Found an active Red Shouldered Hawk nest in a public park.
A little over 75% of full frame
200mm 2.8L II + 2x II extender + 2x Kenko MC4 DGX + 7D (in that order)
F11
ISO640
0EV
1/320th sec
Using CD focus via Live View
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7 comments
Comment posted by jack jaeger jr on April 25, 2013 at 9:46 PM
Good find, great capture.
Registered on April 2, 2012, 26 Posts, 355 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 25, 2013 at 11:07 PM
Lovely composition, James. The hawk is gorgeous. The red fringes in the highlit areas on the left most trunk are unfortunate.
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by John Sherman on April 25, 2013 at 11:22 PM
The bird fascinates me and is nice and sharp. The light green BG sucks me eye away though - a lot of dead space in an otherwise busy image. Maybe lightening the bird's face would draw the eye back to that.
Registered on March 10, 2013, 31 Posts, 142 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on April 25, 2013 at 11:27 PM
Interesting find. Looks like a fairly steep shooting angle. I think the biggest issue is the light. The bird is in shadow and the background is bright which pulls me away from the subject. With no light in the birds eyes, it doesn't have the pop I think it needs.
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 26, 2013 at 7:12 AM
Good detail and I especially like this natural framing.
Tough light & shadow, but well managed. I agree that bringing up the hawk's face a bit would help. I might also try a crop (from the left & top maintaining your 2:3 ratio) to eliminate some of the bright areas there..
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by James Allen on April 26, 2013 at 5:05 PM
Thank you all for the feedback! I will try and bring out the hawk more and work on the red fringes and repost. I'm working the weekend so it'll have to be Sunday
Registered on December 10, 2012, 14 Posts, 232 Comments
Comment posted by James Allen on April 27, 2013 at 11:17 PM
Tried to address some of the problem areas.
Registered on December 10, 2012, 14 Posts, 232 Comments
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7 commentsTough light & shadow, but well managed. I agree that bringing up the hawk's face a bit would help. I might also try a crop (from the left & top maintaining your 2:3 ratio) to eliminate some of the bright areas there..