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Sparrow Hawk-Accipiter Nisus

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on January 23, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Sparrow Hawk-Accipiter Nisus
During my recent session with the Bittern i also got lucky with this Sparrow Hawk wich granted me a minute of her time.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark 2N
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture: F 9
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: -1/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Servo
ISO: 500
Lens: Canon 600mm F4 + 1.4x TC
Focal length:1092 mm incl. Crop factor
AF mode: Auto Focus
On beanbag from car window
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/My own mix-Sharpening
Bibble Pro / Adobe Photoshop CS4

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Posted by Andy Astbury on January 23, 2009 at 1:02 PM
Now I really hate you :mad: :mad: :mad: :biggrin:

I spent 3 hours in a ditch full of water yesterday waiting for one of these to come back on a 'woody' she'd killed - to no avail.

Lovely bird, well exposed considering the harsh light - great comp, great shot :wavey: :wavey:

Only nit would be the ring, still, can't be helped.
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on January 23, 2009 at 1:53 PM
Different perch Jeroen I like it,
also the two funny breast feathers :smile:
Bertl
Posted by Billy Fairburn on January 23, 2009 at 2:09 PM
Fantastic Jeroen - those feathers are great and that eye is amazing!
Posted by Brett Lewis on January 23, 2009 at 3:14 PM
Beautiful piercing eye.. Superb capture..

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Fran French on January 23, 2009 at 3:27 PM
A superb capture, although personally I would liked a little less of the fence. But it only a personal thing. Excellent detail in the plumage and especially in the eye.Nice one.

Fran
Posted by Lee Newman on January 23, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Super Sparrowhawk image Jeroen. Love the eye detail. Agree about the fence but I suppose they sit where they want to sit not where we would like them to. :smile:

Lee
Posted by Colin Crowdey on January 23, 2009 at 5:24 PM
cracking shot, I personally like the juxtaposition of the fence - nice clean background too - well captured

cheers

Colin
Posted by Matt Cole on January 24, 2009 at 5:21 AM
very nice Jeroen, that eye is fantastic. :smile: Nice lighting and composition too.

Matt
Posted by Ray on January 24, 2009 at 5:54 AM
Very nice, an excellent capture, but why 1/400, for such a static subject ??
Posted by Guy Rogers on January 24, 2009 at 7:09 AM
Hello Jereon.

Nice capture.

I think the composition as work well with the fence at that angle. And the Sparrow Hawk sits nicely in the frame.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Tom Smit on January 24, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Hi Jeroen,
Great shot. The fence is good to me.
Eye contact and feathers are great details.
:toast: :toast:
Posted by Ian Haskell on January 24, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Really good shot considering the focal length - everything looks spot on. :smile:

Ian
Posted by Jeroen Stel on January 25, 2009 at 7:13 AM
Thanks for your comments!
To Ray: I needed 1/400 sec as these guys only sit still for a second and my 600mm + 1.4 TC + shaking from exitement made it hard to shoot with less.... :wink: :biggrin:

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel