Cooper's Hawk Eye Contact

[Doug Brown]

Here's another image from my trip to Texas. Attracting raptors to you using Alan's ebook techniques provides you with many more photographic opportunities than you would ever get on your own, and the quality of those encounters can be nothing short of spectacular!

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Canon 1D Mark IV, 300m, f/4.5, 1/4000, ISO 400, manual exposure, hand held from blind


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[Melissa Groo]

Fantastic head on shot with great eye contact, Doug. Super background and I like your comp.

[Bill Dix]

If we needed proof of Alan's attraction techniques, this sure does it. Great diagonal comp, BG, and of course the eye contact. Great shot.

[Chris Kotze]

Oh great shot Doug. Super flight angle detail and colours, love those eyes.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Fantastic incoming shot. Love the sharp eyes, beauitiful pose and BG, great work.

[Robert Holguin]

Superb shot!!!
Excellent eye contac, terrific flight angle, great light, and wonderful background.
Very well done.

[Corey Hayes]

very nice what techniques did you find worked? I got my self and owl and put it in the field but the hawks just flew past and didn't seem to care.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Doug, very nice indeed! Look forward to seeing more from the series. And I agree, Alan's ebook is something else! I bought it and read it all this weekend. I look forward to trying out some of the techniques.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

very nice what techniques did you find worked? I got my self and owl and put it in the field but the hawks just flew past and didn't seem to care.

Corey - I believe that some of the techniques are labeled as low percentage. But when they work, well, the images speak for themselves. I haven't tried the owl out yet, but I also don't know of a good spot to go after the hawks. Remember to read the chapter on camo, as I feel that is AS IMPORTANT as the set up with the owl. If they can see you, they won't stop.

[Corey Hayes]

Corey - I believe that some of the techniques are labeled as low percentage. But when they work, well, the images speak for themselves. I haven't tried the owl out yet, but I also don't know of a good spot to go after the hawks. Remember to read the chapter on camo, as I feel that is AS IMPORTANT as the set up with the owl. If they can see you, they won't stop.


yeah I dressed in camo and hunkered down in the tall grass, I did get some ok harrier shots I am going to keep trying.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Cool pose and super eye contact. Nice two-toned BG and light.

[Jeannean Ryman]

Beauty of a shot with fantastic eye contact, nice background, and placement in the frame. I'll have to look into Alan's ebook. Thanks for sharing the tip used.

[arash_hazeghi]

just gorgeous! love it

[dankearl]

That is a perfect head on photo, Doug.
The layered BG is very nice and the bird is sharp as can be.

[Satish Ranadive]

Absolutely superb head on shot with very nice eye contact.Love the beautiful flight pose and nice background.

Regards,
Satish.

[Doug Brown]

Thanks for the feedback!