Red-tail Launch

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Critique Style Requested: Standard

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Description

There’s a stretch of road I like to drive thru looking for raptors to photograph this time of year. I had good luck a couple of mornings ago and snagged this one taking off. I took a look at it as a B&W and liked it that way.

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Cropping? Exposure?

Technical Details

Z9, 180-600 lens, Nikon 1.4 TC, hand held, 1/3200th, f 9.0, 630mm, ISO 1600, cropped to 3138 x 2217

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Excellent, Dave. I like the take-off pose and the branches on the right need to be there for the action. I think there would be more of a feel of the bird soaring into unclutter sky if the isolated clumps to the left of center were removed, but maybe that’s not the feel you’re going for-just my interpretation.

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Hi Dave
The B&W adds a new look to this photograph. Nice work.
Peter

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Nice catch Dave and the black and white treatment looks really good. A fine take off pose - love the outstretched wings. Well done.

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Good timing on the take off and the black and white works well here-good idea.

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A very nice pose and the BW comp looks good. The wing position is especially nice…Jim

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WOW !!! This is a beautiful Image !!! Works so good in black and white. The wings and his eye really speaks to me. !!! Perfect as it is.