Black Collared Hawk

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: AvianPosted December 5, 201774 views7 comments

Posing nicely somewhere in the Pantanal, Brazil
EOS 1DX Mk II
200-400 mm with 1.4 ex at 560 mm
F5.6
ISO 800
1/1250

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by David Bogener on December 5, 2017 at 4:26 PM

Amazing light and pose.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 5, 2017 at 4:34 PM

Great portrait, Ken. Wonderfully rich light. If you're not averse to cloning, I'd do something about that one stem that looks as if it's dangling down into the frame in the upper left. It's just bright enough to draw my eye.

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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on December 5, 2017 at 8:22 PM

Nice pose and nice light. Like it a lot.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on December 6, 2017 at 5:11 PM

Great detail Ken, the bird really jumps out in the LP. devil

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 8, 2017 at 5:38 PM

He blends in nicely with the riverbank here Ken, excellent detail. devil

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 8, 2017 at 9:45 PM

Nice light and head turn o this one Ken! Good work!

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 9, 2017 at 3:09 AM

Thanks everybody for your comments, they are much appreciated devil

Thanks also to the sun for making a rare appearance

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