Red-Tailed Hawk Flight

Gallery: AvianPosted November 26, 20131,478 views17 comments

Red-tailed Hawk in flight. Wild bird not baited or called. Nikon D800, 500mm f4. ISO 500, F6.3, Shutter 1/1000. Thanks for looking. Ray

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17 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on November 26, 2013 at 8:55 AM

Ray: Very nice flight image. I like the pose looking up. You caught a nice wing position, and I like the background you were able to capture. Very nice

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 26, 2013 at 9:17 AM

Super bg for this great shot Ray

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 26, 2013 at 10:29 AM

Love the complimentary colors of the BG a lot Ray..
I like Everything about this, no nits at all.
Very Nice!

PS - Have this bird here, but all my flight attempts to date have failed.
Anyway, this is the image I had in mind.. Many kudos

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 26, 2013 at 3:00 PM

Terrific flight sabot. I love the angle and the background - this reminds me so much of birding in the Great Swamp in NJ>

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Comment posted by Bill Marsh on November 26, 2013 at 6:37 PM

Beautiful flight shot Ray. Love everything about it.

Bill

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Comment posted by Robert Strickland on November 26, 2013 at 6:46 PM

excellent focus, right on exposure, excellent flight photo

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on November 26, 2013 at 7:40 PM

Really nice Ray. The bg sets this off nicely, and the angle and details of the bird are super. I feel like I could reach out and touch it as it flies by! Sharon

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 26, 2013 at 10:39 PM

Beautiful flight shot, Ray. Tack sharp with excellent wing position and catchlight and a killer bg. The upward angle is perfect.

Well done.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 26, 2013 at 11:46 PM

Great BIF! Sweet wing position, bright eye, fine detail and very complimentary BG.
Very nice image!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 27, 2013 at 3:10 AM

Great flight shot Ray and i love the background, particularly the warm colours

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 27, 2013 at 4:11 AM

Sweet flight shot of this handsome Red-tail Ray. Excellent details and a great background.

Very Nice Work!

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Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on November 27, 2013 at 7:07 AM

Hi Ray,

This is a beautiful, well-composed, and properly-exposed image of the hawk. It's especially nice that it is flying upwards. For the most part the background serves the subject well. If it were mine, I might burn in the blue sky above the right wing a tad.

Well done.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on November 27, 2013 at 7:20 AM

Very sweet flight pose on this bird. Everything is nice and sharp, and the color cordination of the bird and fall leaves BG is really nice. Another great hawk shot!

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on November 27, 2013 at 12:26 PM

First Class Ray,
Well Done . . .

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on November 27, 2013 at 1:24 PM

Excellent flight shot, Ray. As numerous as these are in my area, I've never gotten any images. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 29, 2013 at 7:34 AM

Had to come back & take another look Ray.
Saved the LP for my desktop.. One day I'll have one just like this

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on November 29, 2013 at 7:41 AM

Thanks Howard I'm very honored! Thank-you all for the comments and critiques,

Ray

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