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Cooper's Hawk
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Cooper's Hawk

by Luke Ormand

Gallery: AvianPosted February 15, 2011154 views9 comments
From the fall Migration - shot with Richard Ettlinger (who is an excellent spotter!)

Nikon D300s 300 f4 + 1.7X TC HH (sitting)
f/8
1/2000s
ISO 500

Cropped to 56%, sharpened using Smart Sharpen and USM in CS5 on 27" iMac

- Luke

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Dan Walters on February 15, 2011 at 11:22 PM
Like the position of the bird and the head angle. Great eye contact!
Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Marquart on February 15, 2011 at 11:49 PM
Luke, I like the head turn and eye contact it's giving you. Looks good, especially for such a distant shot.
Registered on October 24, 2009, 126 Posts, 799 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 16, 2011 at 6:19 AM
Great eye contact Luke

cheers
Rob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Terry Sohl on February 16, 2011 at 9:52 AM
Really nice eye contact as mentioned, and the techs look very good. Very cool... :cool:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on February 16, 2011 at 11:43 AM
Luke, I am consistenly amazed at the results that you get with this 300/f4. It scares me to think what you night do with a bigger lens. :wink: :toast:
Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments
Comment posted by Craig Strand on February 16, 2011 at 12:29 PM
Wonderful capture Luke, I love the inflight rotation and look at the back and wings along with the head turn.
Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments
Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on February 16, 2011 at 7:16 PM

Great eye contact here Luke, and Mr Ettlinger is one of the best raptor photographers out there.

Andy...
Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments
Comment posted by KC Choo on February 16, 2011 at 11:46 PM
I like how the bird has his eye on you!
Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Balke on February 17, 2011 at 3:52 PM
Nice capture, Luke. However, I'd like to see more bird and less sky. I bet you have enough detail to crop more. :smile:
Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments