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Surveying the Territory
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Surveying the Territory

by Mike Ramy

Gallery: AvianPosted December 6, 2014195 views6 comments
Found this Red Shouldered Hawk on top of an old broken off phone pole next to the boat ramp surveying the territory at the river's edge. Hand held, 70% of full frame.

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File name Ramy_7219_CF13
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 4/5/2013 4:37:26 PM
Author Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice Rock Art Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/400
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 1000
Lens EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2.0x
Focal Length 400.0mm

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Charles Gangas on December 6, 2014 at 4:37 PM
Nice portrait Mike-great colors and detail and the bird stands out well in spite of a slightly busy background.
Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments
Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on December 6, 2014 at 7:05 PM
Great detail and wonderful colors - the great expression on the hawk's face is the icing on the cake. Great work!
Registered on December 2, 2014, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 7, 2014 at 1:56 AM
Mike,
This is great, perhaps a little more room at the bottom but not a great worry :toast: :toast:
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Thompson on December 7, 2014 at 2:48 PM
Nice capture of a good looking hawk Mike. I agree that a little more room on bottom would be nice if you had it. Sweet light too! :toast:
Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 20, 2014 at 8:09 AM
Very nice 'portrait style' closeup, like the inquisitive nod a lot.
Great colors and details, the RSH stands out well in your frame Mike :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on December 20, 2014 at 6:13 PM
Mike,
While the birds give us the shot they want, wish he had turned his head a bit more toward the camera. If you had more image, I wonder how cropping less tight would look. Great shot, none the less. :toast:
Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments