Harris Hawk-Calling pose

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8063/8192620758_521dcd17b3_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40906945@N08/8192620758/)
MaltaRaptors_0020 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40906945@N08/8192620758/) by docsanjeev (http://www.flickr.com/people/40906945@N08/), on Flickr

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Camera
Canon EOS 7D (http://www.flickr.com/cameras/canon/eos_7d/)


Exposure
0.003 sec (1/320)


Aperture
f/5.6


Focal Length
400 mm


ISO Speed
400


Exposure Bias
+1/3 EV


Flash
Off, Did not fire

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100-400 L Handheld
Captive hawk at the Malta Falconry Center
Thanks for looking.
Sanjeev


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[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Sanjeev - I like the comp and the open beak. Good sharpness and detail too though I wish for a bit more dof so that the tip of the beak was also in focus.

TFS,
Rachel

[Dan Busby]

Another nice one Sanjeev. Good techs and nice calling pose. I like that you showed the rusty plumage. If mine, I would do a burn on the upper mandible to tone it down. The catch light in the eye is somewhat distracting but could be fixed if within your ethics.

[Marina Scarr]

Support calling pose with nice details. I would burn the beak a little.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Thanks everyone. I agree on burning the beak a little, I will follow that suggestion.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great calling pose, and I like the amount of shoulder showing here. I'm usually relaxed when it comes to DOF on the subject, but for tight portraits such as this I like to stop down more to get the whole face and hopefully the shoulder sharp. Good suggestions you got from the previous critiquers.