Soaring Red-Tailed Hawk

Gallery: AvianPosted October 11, 201095 views6 comments

I haven't posted in a while, so I thought it was time. This is quite a crop. I predicted its path and stopped my car in time to shoot as it flew by.

1/640, f/7.1, 500mm
D300S, Sigma 150-500mm

C&C welcome,
Raymond

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 11, 2010 at 11:12 PM

Despite the crop you managed some nice detail on the underside of the wings, nice flight shot Raymond

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 12, 2010 at 7:24 AM

I've tried that technique before Raymond but they typically veer away from me when I stop the vehicle. You got nice light on this underside view.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on October 12, 2010 at 1:51 PM

Very nice, the pose of the bird is great, and I wouldn't have guessed it was "quite a crop". Beautiful flight shot.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on October 12, 2010 at 4:17 PM

Welcome back, Raymond. Very nice image with good detail and great flight pose. Well done.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 12, 2010 at 9:18 PM

The cloudy sky background is beautiful Raymond. I also like the spread of the tail and wings. Really lovely light too.

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Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on October 13, 2010 at 3:48 PM

Bird seems nice and sharp. Looks like you got him pretty well.

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