# Red-shouldered Hawk + repost **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [March 6, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-shouldered-hawk-repost/4679 "2019-03-06T20:12:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-shouldered-hawk-repost/4679/1 "2019-03-06T20:12:05Z")
Here is a hawk that perched on my backyard fence this past Halloween. @Hank_Pennington, I brightened the eye per your reminder…thanks! Canon 7D2, 400mm f4 DO IS II, 1.4x TC III ISO 640, f5.6, 1/200s, hand held Any comments appreciated. ![Red-shouldered%20Hawk%202%20-%20NPN](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/7/7e55529ea27d14857797b2df82601cb326d1ac74.jpeg) ##### **_You may only download this image to demonstrate post-processing techniques._** ---
**Author:** ![Hank\_Pennington](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/hank_pennington/32/1761_2.png) [@Hank\_Pennington](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Hank_Pennington)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-shouldered-hawk-repost/4679/2 "2019-03-06T20:33:18Z")
There it is! Beautiful addition, especially when viewed in the larger screen size. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-shouldered-hawk-repost/4679/3 "2019-03-06T21:04:09Z")
Really nice lighting and superb color and definition in the plumage. This is one nice hawk on a post photo. The saturation is just perfect especially on the orange plumage. The hawk has a soft pastel feeling to it which is quite pleasing. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 2:08am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-shouldered-hawk-repost/4679/4 "2019-03-07T02:08:40Z")
A wonderful treat, Allen. No need for candy that Halloween. To my eye, the hawk could use just a touch more sharpening or microcontrast The plumage looks just a tiny bit too smooth. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_Zablotny](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jim_zablotny/32/3919_2.png) [@Jim\_Zablotny](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jim_Zablotny)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-shouldered-hawk-repost/4679/5 "2019-03-07T02:47:39Z")
Nice and clean image. You might want to bump up the midtone contrast slightly to crisp up the details. Other than that, a nice pleasing image oif this RS hawk…Jim ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 2:59am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-shouldered-hawk-repost/4679/6 "2019-03-07T02:59:26Z")
I added some contrast and sharpening. Here is a redo. ![Red-shouldered%20Hawk%202%20-%20NPN%20repost](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/1/1c010d3bf3616b4eece2c5575b96143fe15c7b67.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 3:44am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-shouldered-hawk-repost/4679/7 "2019-03-07T03:44:52Z")
I like the redo, Allen. ---
**Author:** ![Lyle\_Gruby](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@Lyle\_Gruby](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Lyle_Gruby)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-shouldered-hawk-repost/4679/8 "2019-03-07T14:40:41Z")
Hawk and BG are gorgeous. You can really see the delicacy of the feathers in the large version. Repost looks very good. My only critique is that I’d prefer a natural perch.