Found this nice Ferruginous Hawk on a ride this afternoon. Love the colors on their backs. This was about a 50% crop.
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 19, 2012 at 5:09 PM
A fine specimen and nice pose and background. Looks like something has gone wrong with detail on the face, though, especially in the larger version.
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Comment posted by David Williams on August 19, 2012 at 5:35 PM
Hi Richard,
I hadn't noticed that in the version I posted. I just took a quick look at the eye and it looked good. However, I compared it to a second shot moments after the first, and I can see what you are talking about. See if this next version looks better. Thanks again for pointing that out. The even larger version of this second shot looks pretty good in the head area.
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 19, 2012 at 6:13 PM
The second version is better even at ths smaller size.
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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 19, 2012 at 8:41 PM
Very nice pose, perch, and background. Nice head turn and catch light. Agree the second posting looks sharper.
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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 20, 2012 at 8:45 AM
great colors and patterns on this hawk, David. sweet bg too. I agree the second one is sharper.
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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on August 20, 2012 at 10:27 AM
What a beauty, Dave. The repost is better, but not yet perfect. I still see some artifact on the edge of the bird all the way around. Try selecting only the bird for sharpening (select the background first, then inverse). I really like the feather patterns of this Hawk.
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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 20, 2012 at 2:33 PM
Very interesting feather display and what a wonderful find. The second image looks great, way to go.
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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on August 21, 2012 at 12:15 AM
You had a great bird, nice background and good light. Detail seems smeared, very odd. He looks very regal.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 25, 2012 at 11:09 AM
Looks good to me David, great work on the post processing & I see an improvement in the repost.
Beautiful bird!
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9 commentsI hadn't noticed that in the version I posted. I just took a quick look at the eye and it looked good. However, I compared it to a second shot moments after the first, and I can see what you are talking about. See if this next version looks better. Thanks again for pointing that out. The even larger version of this second shot looks pretty good in the head area.
Beautiful bird!