Red-tailed Hawk

Gallery: AvianPosted November 4, 2010248 views24 comments

Shooting has been slow in our usual haunts so this week we headed west to scout out some new territory and found quite a few red-tails and a few Ferruginous Hawks. Background is the side of a mountain.

7D,1/2000, f/7.1, ISO 500, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc, shot from pickup window on 11/2/10, small exposure adjustment in ACR, cropped to 87% of original image, sharpened bird and perch, reduced brightness of perch slightly, no additional processing or adjustments, natural light, not set up or baited

Larger image provided

Comments/critique appreciated

Comments

24 comments

Comment posted by Dan Moore on November 4, 2010 at 5:35 PM

The quality is outstanding as usual. Wonderfull wing position and eye contact. He still has a good grip on the prech.

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 4, 2010 at 5:37 PM

Nice moment, Ron. Excellent quality, as always.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on November 4, 2010 at 5:56 PM

Nice IQ Ron. Love the pose and the BG. Great detail in the bird in the larger image. I would have thought that 1/2000s would have been enough to stop the wing tips and get them sharper, but that is no nit, just an observation. Well done as usual.

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on November 4, 2010 at 6:18 PM

Beautiful image the detail is beautiful

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on November 4, 2010 at 7:24 PM

Lovely pose and the mountain makes a great BG

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Comment posted by Eric Diller on November 4, 2010 at 7:49 PM

Raptor on a stick....love it! Nice pose and spot on eye contact!

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Comment posted by KC Choo on November 4, 2010 at 7:58 PM

My, oh my! This is fabulous!

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Comment posted by Rohn B. McKee on November 4, 2010 at 8:10 PM

where did you go Ron? Very nice capture. Excellent exposure as always. How many shots did you take to capture this one?

Registered on November 18, 2008, 109 Posts, 415 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 4, 2010 at 8:40 PM

A lovely image - these monochrome look shots are wonderful.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on November 4, 2010 at 10:01 PM

Great shot!

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on November 5, 2010 at 12:47 AM

Excellent pose, I really like the uplifted wing, you caught him at the perfect moment to your credit. He looks a bit thin, or perhaps just a young bird. ?

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on November 5, 2010 at 1:00 AM

Super pose, nice perch and lovely clean background.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 5, 2010 at 6:39 AM

Great effort Ron - perfect timing

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Phillip Tomkinson on November 5, 2010 at 8:02 AM

Hi Ron a very very fine image

.

Phil.

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on November 5, 2010 at 11:12 AM

Beautiful image, Ron. Perfect timing captured a great pose. super sharp, great head turn.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on November 5, 2010 at 11:22 AM

Very nice Ron. Neat wing position and eye contact, and the techs are super as usual.

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Comment posted by Danny Laredo on November 5, 2010 at 6:28 PM

Love the pose and timing.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on November 5, 2010 at 7:48 PM

love it, Ron. great pose, nice head turn, interesting bg.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 5, 2010 at 9:45 PM

Excellent capture Ron, there's nothing wrong with this picture..
Except that it's not mine

I see them here, but haven't managed to get close enough yet. The other day I spotted one picking at some fresh road kill at the side of the road. I pulled off & could only watch, no cam

It was about 25 yards away, well within shooting range.
As it flew up and away I blinked a few frames off anyway

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 6, 2010 at 3:06 AM

Excellent timing on this one!!! Sweet Red-tail Photo Ron!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on November 6, 2010 at 12:38 PM

Ron,
a beauty, as always.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 6, 2010 at 5:45 PM

Sweet take off pose for this juvi Ron, I like the bg too.

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Comment posted by May Haga on November 7, 2010 at 6:44 PM

Excellent timing Ron.. Perfect capture.
May

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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on November 8, 2010 at 4:18 PM

Excellent! The raised wings make it so much more dynamic than most perched raptor shots.

Registered on January 26, 2010, 68 Posts, 719 Comments