Lamar Valley Raptor 2

Gallery: AvianPosted October 3, 2016125 views5 comments

Found this guy in a cottonwood tree in the Lamar Valley. This was the clearest shot I had of this guy. I did like the fall colors in the background. Not sure what species this is. Processed using Lightroom CC (2015) and Photoshop CC (2015.5) along with Light Craft's LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f5.6
1/160s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 200

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 3, 2016 at 10:28 PM

I'm not sure from this angle, Jerry, but it has the look of a Red-tailed Hawk to me. Excellent detail and a great job catching it squeezed in between the branches.

devil

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on October 4, 2016 at 11:42 AM

Hi Jerry
I am going with Dennis on the bird being Red-tail Hawk. Nice detail and coloring.
Peter

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on October 4, 2016 at 6:56 PM

Nice capture of the hawk btw. branches. I personally would have cropped the upper bg, to rid of the "hot spots" and the lower portion and the tree trunk on the right.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 5, 2016 at 2:53 PM

I agree: first yer Red-tailed. A nice image. You convey the sense that the hawk is feeling a bit squeezed, too.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 7, 2016 at 6:36 PM

Nice image of this young Red-tail Jerry, I would consider cropping in a bit closer if the IQ holds up. devil

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