Cooper's Hawk

[Alan Murphy]

Cooper's Hawk

Upper Texas Coast

D3, 300, ISO 1000, f5.6, 1/5000, Decoy Owl

It's that time of year again to start photographing hawks and I am excited. Here's one from last year.

Full step by step details on how I use a decoy to get this shot will be announced in my next newsletter.

[Karl Egressy]

This is a killer image, Alan.

[Andrew Merwin]

Splendid image. It is a bit tight for me. but the detail is magnificent with a great HA. TFS.

[Aidan Briggs]

Pose, exposure and sharpness all perfect. Good comp too, though I wouldn't a bit mind more space on the top and bottom.

Well done.

[Sachin Saraf]

This is best image of this species I have ever seen...Fantastic work Alan.

[Gerald Kelberg]

Really love that spread tail and the feather detail on the back is awesome. Classic pose. Really outstanding image.

Looking forward to that newsletter, already!

Thanks for sharing,

Gerald

[Jim Crosswell]

Great image Alan! I like the wing position, fanned tail, details, sharpness and exposure.

[gail bisson]

WOW Alan,
Love the tack sharp IQ, the dorsal view and the head angle.
Crop is different but really allows the viewer to focus on the wing detail. The fanned tail is a real plus,
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

Love the feather detail, wow! The look of concentration is very powerful too.

[Michael Libbe]

Fantastic image! Love the sharp eye, spread tail and extended wings. The top view of this raptor is excellent! I would love to call it my own.

[nrohrbacker]

Perfection! Topside, great light and killer eye contact.

[Marina Scarr]

Another WOW from the peanut gallery. This pose is just over the top, and then there's the exp, the sharpness. The Cooper's eye is quite powerful, as is that tail.

[Shawn Zierman]

Love how you cropped this. As good as it gets imo.
Really looking forward to learning about your approach for creating this image,
and thanks for all the insight and advice you've provided on forums over the years
for creating better avian images.

[christopher galeski]

nice flight pose,good detail in the feathers,like the look in its eyes.

[Doug Brown]

Excellent image! Was this the bird that I totally messed up on?

[Alan Murphy]

Excellent image! Was this the bird that I totally messed up on?

No Doug, a different day.

[arash_hazeghi]

killer pose and topside view, I wish it was mine!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Killer image for sure! love the IQ, light and details on those wings! the eyes also help to tell the story!

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Amazing. Kick -a-- pose with a great topside. The head turn and detail .wheeww:S3: awesome

[MohsenVahedipour]

Perfect as expected. Killer IQ, pose, fanned tail & light. TFS

[Gabi Sandu]

Excellent image of beautiful bird. Perfect in all ways.

[mohammad reza shahab]

hi alan
Pose, exposure and sharpness all perfect.