Red Shouldered Hawk #2

Gallery: AvianPosted November 18, 2015107 views7 comments

This is a follow up shot to the one I posted the other day. This one I shot in my backyard from about 25 feet away which is as close as I've ever been to a wild raptor. I was amazed at how relaxed he was, seemingly more interested in the little lizzards crawling around under him than the two of us standing there. Shot with the Olympus EM-5 MkII and a Nikon 300mm f4. Exposure was hand held, 1/400 at f5.6 and ISO 640.

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7 comments

Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on November 19, 2015 at 12:56 AM

Steve,

very nice colors, great pose and the eye pops out nicely. Also the background works for me since it does not appear to bright. I may have considered to place the hawk more to the left on the image to have some open space in which it looks to.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 19, 2015 at 12:07 PM

Excellent image and detail! You could add a little room on the right easily enough, if you have it, or can make it.

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Comment posted by May Haga on November 19, 2015 at 2:53 PM

Excellent detail in the hawk Steve and I too would like a bit more room in the direction the hawk is facing. I would also liked to have had the tail included.
May

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 19, 2015 at 2:57 PM

Excellent detail, Steve, and I like the pose. As in your last post, I wish the tail were visible.

devil

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on November 19, 2015 at 3:34 PM

Impressive bird (and shot). Agree with May about the tail - hopefully you cut it of by mistake - if not, then we'll have to live with it cool

. Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Steve Zimic on November 19, 2015 at 4:21 PM

Thanks for all the suggestions and comments. Yes, I cut the tail off by mistake when shooting. I should have raised the camera a hair which would've done it. Wish I could've backed up my standing postition a bit, but my back was already up against the side of the house. Here's a rework where I created a bit more background on the right. I then blurred and darkened it some.

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on November 20, 2015 at 6:53 AM

Impressive portrait Steve, quite a steep angle and so for me, the tail missing isn't an issue. Personally I might just drop the exposure a little on the front, looks a bit bright set against the dark backdrop, however it would still have prominance IMHO.

TFS
Steve

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