Gallery: AvianPosted September 9, 201555 views6 comments
Not the most colourful Goshawk, so aptly named.
Taken in Kidepo National Park, Uganda.
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 at 560 mm
F5.6
ISO 800
1/400 EV +2
Comments
6 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 9, 2015 at 11:21 AM
Superb detail in the larger version, Ken-especially the eye. I like the way the tree frames the bird. Well done.
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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on September 9, 2015 at 4:47 PM
That looks like one dangerous tree Ken. They look like 3 or 4 inch thorns. If I was a bird I would choose another tree. The Goshawk is posed nicely though and the comp is right on IMO. Great detail throughout.
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 9, 2015 at 10:03 PM
Nice job with the exposure against that bright sky Ken, the angle is a little steep but it's a great look at the eye.
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 10, 2015 at 11:17 AM
Thanks everybody
A lot of trees/shrubs have thorns as long as this, I suppose the birds get used to it.
Thanks everybody, almost impossible to get non-look up images, I need a cherry picker
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Comment posted by May Haga on September 11, 2015 at 5:21 PM
Nicely capture Ken. I like the pose bird's pose.
May
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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 18, 2015 at 10:29 PM
My comments echo Mate's on this one. Love the eye, bit of a steep angle, but I like how the branches frame him as well.
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6 commentsSuperb detail in the larger version, Ken-especially the eye. I like the way the tree frames the bird. Well done.
That looks like one dangerous tree Ken. They look like 3 or 4 inch thorns. If I was a bird I would choose another tree. The Goshawk is posed nicely though and the comp is right on IMO. Great detail throughout.
Nice job with the exposure against that bright sky Ken, the angle is a little steep but it's a great look at the eye.
Thanks everybody
A lot of trees/shrubs have thorns as long as this, I suppose the birds get used to it.
Thanks everybody, almost impossible to get non-look up images, I need a cherry picker
Nicely capture Ken. I like the pose bird's pose.
May
My comments echo Mate's on this one. Love the eye, bit of a steep angle, but I like how the branches frame him as well.