Red-shouldered hawk

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Description

Saw this hawk recently at the neighborhood lake here.

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This guy was sitting on a bridge rail so I cropped in close. Darkened the background,.
Any comments appreciated.

Technical Details

Canon R7, 200-800mm, hand held
ISO 6400, f9, 1/800s

Processed in DXO PureRaw 4 and Photoshop.

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Nice portrait, Allen, with excellent detail. The hawk pops against the background.

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Beautiful portrait, Allen. We don’t see these often around here, so this is a treat.

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Hi Allen
Nicely framed, and those eyes are everything. Nice work.
Peter