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Red Shouldered Hawk
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Red Shouldered Hawk

by Walt Sterneman

Gallery: AvianPosted October 1, 201055 views5 comments
We have been hearing this gal for a couple of weeks in our neighborhood. Then a few days ago she awoke my wife and I so I grabbed my camera and got off a few shots. Comments and suggestions are always welcome.

D90, 70-200 mm with 1.7 TC all the way out, f/6.3, ISO 1000, 1/640 sec,. +0.3 EV, Hand held.

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 1, 2010 at 9:20 PM
I like the downward pose of the hawk here Walt, some fill flash and a better beamer might have helped with the contrasty light. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 1, 2010 at 10:09 PM
The bird appears to be nice and sharp. Colors are nicely saturated. I think you could crop in a bit and get rid of the lighter colored leaves on the left and the limbs in the RLC. Since she is looking down, I would leave a little more space below than above her.
Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 2, 2010 at 1:32 PM
This light is a bit harsh here Walt, but I like the downward look. I find this species really hard to get good images of.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 2, 2010 at 2:23 PM
Walt,

I like how the hawk has its head pointed down and the catchlight. The light does appear a bit on the harsh side and that one spot near the leg looks very bright. I don't know much about flash but it may have helped here. I think this would look nice as a vertical, it would minimize the abundance of leaves.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 7, 2010 at 9:52 PM
Nice pose. I don't mind the "harsh" light at all, since you handled the exposure so well. I do agree that this could benefit from a closer crop. Larger image looks good enough to pull of either a vertical or closer horizontal.
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments