Pale Chanting Goshawk

Gallery: AvianPosted September 26, 201487 views7 comments

This raptor is usually common in Etosha, but this visit we only found 2 the background was not very good

EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 ex at 560 mm
F8
ISO 800
1/2000

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on September 26, 2014 at 3:47 PM

Ken, I like this a lot. At first I thought the bg was pretty busy but after looking at it I changed my mind. It's OOF enough and the color matches the bird pretty well. I like Goshawk's long legs and the details on him look good. Nice shot!

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on September 26, 2014 at 6:08 PM

I like the pose of this gorgeous bird, Steve ! The background doesn't look too bad. Is that a fly or a bee flying just above the forehead ?

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on September 26, 2014 at 6:12 PM

Ken, I'm so sorry I mistook you for Steve ! Tjie

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 26, 2014 at 8:15 PM

It's always a fine line when a "busy" background subtracts from the dominance of the subject. This doesn't, IMO. Besides, the bird looks so serious in those silly britches.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 26, 2014 at 11:57 PM

Awesome bird posing wonderfully for you. The background doesn't bother me eother, it does give a nice feel for it's habitat.

Sweet One Ken

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 27, 2014 at 2:23 AM

Thanks everybody for your comments

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on September 29, 2014 at 12:48 PM

Very interesting species, Ken. The composition feels good, but you could darken the background a bit to highlight the goshawk.

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