Shadow Dancing

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted February 9, 20165,661 views3 comments

This hawk was going in for a landing on the tin roof. It appears he has been practicing this graceful dance pose for quite some time. He preferred the roof to the trees surrounding the building, it was probably warm. I felt he was out of his element on the roof vs the trees. But a Hawk is a Hawk is a Hawk and can dance where ever s/he pleases.

File name EMHL8614.CF6
Camera Model Canon EOS-1D X
Shooting Date/Time 1/23/2016 9:47:47 AM
Author Elizabeth Holbrook
Copyright Notice EMH Images All Rights Reserved
Shooting Mode Shutter-Priority AE
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/2500
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -1
ISO Speed 160
Auto ISO Speed ON
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length 400.0mm
Aspect ratio 3:2
Flash Off
FE lock OFF
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Servo AF
Tracking sensitivity -1
AF area select mode Automatic selection

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on February 10, 2016 at 6:28 AM

Nice sharp image and I like the pose and shadow. You did well with the harsh lighting conditions. The roof is not the perfect background but it is what it is. What about cropping the dark area on the bottom to reduce the impact of the roof? Just a thought.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on February 21, 2016 at 9:27 AM

Elizabeth,
Great timing on this hawk and the title is perfect. You handled the harsh sun light very well and the detail is excellent with a great look at the eye. The determination in the face of the Hawk is impressive with the talons having the look of a modern dancer. The shadow however is very unique and takes this image to the next level in my opinion. The image does look a bit tilted to me and would benefit from some CW rotation. You did not mention any crop factor but if this were mine, I would give more room to the top and right as the Hawk feels tight in the frame to me. Minor tweaks on a very nice image.
Congratulations on the WP . . . devil

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Sandor on February 27, 2016 at 8:51 PM

Elizabeth: an unusual background, but you have to take the pix where they are. The perfect shadow is unique and could only have come from a situation like this. Would have done the same thing. Congrats! Richard

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