I was in a field near my house waiting on foxes when this hawk flew to the ground supposedly after voles. It flew off with empty talons.
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Canon 90D, Sigma 150-600 C, tripod
ISO 640, f6.3, 1/2000s
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Nice achievement! I like the hawk’s pose and the background. You could consider cloning out the white OOF branch above the bird, but other than that I wouldn’t change a thing. Cheers, Hans
Very nice flight shot. Techs are all spot on. I’m with Hans on the OOF branch.
Great detail and I like the wing position.
As others have said, this is a great action shot, Allen. Great wing position and eye contact.
That’s about the best image I’ve seen for showing off the characteristic of their name, Allen. Excellent flight shot. I agree on the oof branches.
Nice catch, Allen. Beautiful in flight shot flight of a Red -shoulder. I might consider more softening or de-satauration of the upper background.
@David_Bostock @Keith_Bauer @Allen_Brooks @Hans_Overduin @Stephen_Stanton @Dennis_Plank
Thanks for the comments everyone! Here’s a repost with the upper oof branch removed.
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Excellent capture with very nice detail and processing. Definitely a good view of the shoulders. Nice pruning job! I agree with @Stephen_Stanton about lowering the saturation of the upper BG, as it makes things feel a bit top-heavy to me. That might be countered by a dark gradient from the bottom.
@Stephen_Stanton @Diane_Miller
Oops forgot to desaturate in the repost. Here is another try bringing down the green saturation by 30% using Nik Viveza 3.
Second repost works the best. Really good job on the detail, color, composition, and background.
Hi Allen
What that saying “the third time a charm”. This is a really good looking Red-shouldered Hawk and you did a good job removing the branch coming out of the Hawks shoulder.
Peter
Just getting back to it Allen, the re-post works nicely and seems much smoother and easier on my eyes.