Foggy Morning Hawk

Or Foggy Morning at the Refuge, but that wouldn't fit.  I couldn't get close enough for a decent portrait of this Red-tailed Hawk, but I liked the scene and the way it was framed by the branches, so I backed off on the zoom and composed it a few different ways.  This was the widest and turned out to be my favorite.  The only processing to the bg is noise reduction.  I created a separate layer for the hawk, sharpened it and then pulled the right hand slider on a levels adjustment back to reduce the hazy look.  I topped it off with a tad of extra saturation and vibrance.  The intent was to jazz up the bird just enough to make it stand out a bit from the bg and draw the eye.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600mm contemporary at 275mm, hand held, f/5.6, 1/250, iso 1250, aperture priority, pattern metering.  Processed in LR5 & CS6.  Full frame.

I appreciate all the comments on the Herons and look forward to your input on this image.

Thanks,