Repost with a bit more room on the right:
Original Post:
Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washingon, USA
Going through the archives and came across this image. Minor crop off the top and bottom.
Any comments appreciated.
Is this a composite: No
Slight dodging of the eye, burning of the breast and darkening of the bottom in Capture One.
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terryb
April 30, 2022, 8:12pm
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This is a beauty, David. Great details and a nice pose. I might try to take that white breast down a bit more, but it’s nice as is.
Very pleasing colors, detail, and pose in this image. Yes, I have gotten this close also at Ridgefield. An excellent place to get superb hawk images.
Excellent, David. The detail and pose are wonderful. The exposure looks fine to me. Maybe just a bit more canvas all around, if you have it.
glennie
May 5, 2022, 6:00am
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Wonderful detail in the feathers and particularly around the head.
Processing has worked a treat.
I wonder if adding a bit more canvas to the RHS would give the bird a bit of breathing room?
Enjoying the sharp detail on this image.
@terryb , @David_Schoen , @Dennis_Plank , @glennie , and @Allen_Brooks , thanks for your comments. I wish I did have a bit more canvas on the right. But that is a full crop image. I suppose I could do a bit of content aware cropping…I’ll give that a try…
peter
May 5, 2022, 8:56pm
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Hi David
Kris_Smith
May 5, 2022, 9:06pm
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Oh the repost with extra space looks darn great. Such a treat to see one on the ground and with such detail and presence. Super.
glennie
May 5, 2022, 9:45pm
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Love the RP. Maybe a tad of clone pattern cleaning in the RH grasses.
