Prairie Sweep

Red Tail Hawk
1/3200, iso800, f7.1, 600mm
Any comments appreciated.

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Fine wingspread and light, Dan. I like the low angle a lot - don’t see that normally with raptors in flight.

Exquisite detail and bright eye. I’d be tempted to remove that one long grass over the wingtip - it seems to draw my eye.
Very fine image!
Sandy

Beautiful, Dan. You really caught the moment on this one. I love the wing stretch.

Beautiful bird, light, and setting. I really like the FG and BG. IQ is really good. My only critique is that the darkest darks are a little too dark. I guess I’d also consider cloning out a blade or two of the grass that is overlapping the bird and is sticking up underneath the bird’s stomach.