Autumn Colors

Gallery: AvianPosted October 19, 2011433 views23 comments

Taken at Croton Park in fall 2009. This hawk was perched on a tree by the side of the road. Flew down to the ground and hunted for a few minutes in a gully. Unable to find it's prey she flew up to this stalk for another view. Could only stay on the perch for a few seconds before flying off. Wild bird, not baited. Nikon D300s with 300mm f2.8+1.4 tc. ISO-640, f5.6, S-1/1000. cropped for composition. Thanks for looking critique always welcomed. Ray

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23 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 19, 2011 at 8:17 AM

Just perfect, Ray. Well seen, well timed with just the right hint of motion in the wings and great detail elsewhere. The whites are good and the detail is outstanding. Hard to believe you caught this at 1/100 of a second. You had to be on a tripod.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on October 19, 2011 at 8:19 AM

Thanks Phil, sorry I dropped a "0" that was 1/1000.

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Comment posted by Nate Zalik on October 19, 2011 at 9:05 AM

Great action shot. The head, body, and feet are very sharp. The slightly blurred wingtips help add a sense of motion to the shot. I'd suggest cropping a little less tightly on the left side if you can. Congrats!

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Comment posted by David Hemmings on October 19, 2011 at 11:54 AM

Great pose you captured here Ray, love the bg colors as well, nice wrok

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on October 19, 2011 at 12:20 PM

Just a perfect hawk landing to this novice eye, superior Ray!!

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on October 19, 2011 at 12:23 PM

Super shot. Perfect timing. Exposure looks perfect to me. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 19, 2011 at 12:34 PM

Excellent image. Great timing. Techs look spot on.

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Comment posted by Bill Kleinfelder on October 19, 2011 at 9:25 PM

Excellant shot! great job!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 20, 2011 at 12:10 AM

Well timed

Love the ready talons and the look of concentration on the hawk's face, I like the motion in the wings too.

Sweet Photo Ray!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on October 20, 2011 at 12:18 AM

Excellent timing! Can't get much better than this.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on October 20, 2011 at 6:52 AM

Excellent timing to capture this landing Ray. The background works well to highlight the hawk's coloration and the concentration evident in the bird's eye adds great tension to the image.

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on October 20, 2011 at 8:52 AM

Great catch. You nailed it.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on October 20, 2011 at 10:50 AM

Very nicely captured !
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 20, 2011 at 8:45 PM

Really great image, Ray. Love everything: the pose, the talons, colors and background. Well done.

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on October 21, 2011 at 3:02 PM

Superb capture! Excellent detail & background. The pose of the moment!

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Comment posted by antino cervigni on October 22, 2011 at 7:02 AM

Fantastic image. Regards
Antino

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 22, 2011 at 2:57 PM

This looks technically flawless to me Ray, outstanding image.
Beautiful all the way round, love everything about it..
Hat's off to ya!

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on October 22, 2011 at 9:28 PM

Ray, Super image. Love the landing pose and background. The intense stare at the perch adds nicely to the image.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on October 23, 2011 at 10:16 PM

Absolute cracker of a shot Ray! Perfect timing and exposure, enabling you to capture wonderful detail in the plumage, exceptional work :^)

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on October 24, 2011 at 12:32 AM

Great timing! I can't imagine a hawk even trying to perch on that stalk!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 24, 2011 at 12:51 AM

Sweet landing pose and super colors here Ray

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 25, 2011 at 11:54 AM

Wonderful timing and excellent shot, the larger image was a pleasure to view, way to go.

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Comment posted by May Haga on October 26, 2011 at 4:45 PM

Perfect timing. Great image.
May

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