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Red-tailed Hawk
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Red-tailed Hawk

by Dennis Plank

Gallery: AvianPosted November 17, 201574 views4 comments
The front fiew of the same bird as my last post taken from the other side of the tree it was perched in.  I couldn't get as close from that side.  I really liked the inquisitive look and the way its posture mimicked the angle of the branch next to it.

7D2, Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary at 600mm, f/6.3, 1/320, sio 1250, aperture priority, pattern metering, + 2/3 stop exposure compensation.  Processed in LR5 & CS6.  Cropped to 7.7Mpixels.  Taken November 4th at 11:39 am at Ridgefield NWR in SW Washington.

I appreciate your comments on the back view and look forward to your input on this image.

Thanks,

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Jerry Marella on November 17, 2015 at 1:30 PM
Great look at this hawk, Dennis. I like the look, and the perch is fantastic.  I never seem to get the greens saturated like this without a yellow cast to them. Maybe open it up a bit with a general brightening and a crop from the bottom to remove the background from under the branch. I think that would keep my eye from going down there.

I'm guessing that you'll be spending more time with this bird!  Well done!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 142 Posts, 862 Comments
Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on November 17, 2015 at 2:33 PM
Hi Dennis, I think I prefer this to the previous posting and the shooting angle is good, not too steep. If you are into manipulating the BKG, then I might look at the darkr patch to the RHS, easy enough to address I feel. Again I think the SS isn't sufficient to provide a crisp image as the head and in particular, the eye, isn't that sharp looking at the larger version. Love the perch and the green moss, very cool. Just an option, but croping a tad off the top just below the black mark on the RH trim edge may help? If you get the opportunity again, then perhaps moving the whole crop down and using the other AF points may help the balance, just a thought?

TFS
Steve
Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments
Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on November 17, 2015 at 5:08 PM
Great perch and capture of the head shifting hunting behavior; I like that the bird is focused on hunting and not bothered by you. A stronger shot than the earlier, rear view I'd say.
Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on November 18, 2015 at 7:26 AM
The look is making the image for me. I would maybe try and lighten it up just a bit, since it seems rather dark, at least on my monitor that is enlightened, cheers, Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments