Same Sharpie, Same Perch, Different Day

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Same Sharpie, Same Perch, Different Day
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The Sharp-shinned Hawk was back again on Friday and came in the late evening with some really nice light. He was also incredibly cooperative. I ran out of arm before he finally took off. On the down side, he didn’t give me any very dramatic poses. On the plus side, I was able to get quite close and change positions without a problem. Next time, I’ll try hauling the tripod out to see if I can get a better percentage of keepers. This pose was one of my favorites of the session and was actually early on when I was still near the porch door.

Specific Feedback Requested

From the angle I was shooting there was a light colored post in the distance behind and to the left of the bird. I painted over it using the greens from the rest of the image. Did it work? The shadow on the white under-tail coverts was pretty blue and I warmed that up quite a bit-too much, not enough?

Technical Details

Is this a composite: No
A7Riv, FE 200-600 + 1.4 TC @ 840 mm, hand held, f/11 (left over from shooting a pair of House Finches together, but I think it helped here as well), 1/1250, iso 1600, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 3955x5045. Taken at 7:27 PM on May 21st.

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Dennis, I would be vey pleased to call this my image. I see nothing wrong with it. I love the head tilt. Great eye contact, excellent details, and I sure can’t tell where you said you edited it.

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Hi Dennis, nice light and details throughout. I like the pose. No nits from me. A fine image.

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Hi Dennis! I really love this pose! This is my favorite of the photos that you have of this beautiful bird. He looks so sweet and friendly towards you!

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Hi Dennis
Well your correction work, I really looked and could not find anything I would have changed. Love the head turn and eye contact.
Peter

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You have a nice pose (interesting how often the first or first few shot(s) in a series is the best). The detail is excellent and the processing seems flawless. Nice work.

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The pose actually works pretty well in the larger image. I think your processing is superb. The detail and color are really quite pleasing.

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I don’t see any evidence of the edits, Dennis. You got a nice pose from him and details look good. I wish my Sharp-shinned would cooperate this well!