Red-tailed Hawk.

[Karl Egressy]

This one was taken on an overcast day (yesterday), late afternoon.
Full frame cropped from horizontal and a little canvas added to the top.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 1D MIV
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS II.
ISO 1250
f 5.6
1/1600 s
Hand held

[Arthur Morris]

Lovely. Good sharpness and nice wing position. For the repost I used my NIK 50-50 (Detail Extractor & Tonal Contrast) on the bird only and lightened the image as well.

[Karl Egressy]

Thanks Artie. It looks better for sure.
This is a very friendly bird as it lives and hunts in an area visited by people with children and dogs.

[Arthur Morris]

YAW. Wish that I were there!

[Matthew Studebaker]

what a beauty! I love the "comin' at you" pose. I do like Artie's slight adjustment but nice as-is too

[Jamie Douglas]

Very nice indeed Karl. The muted light really helped and nice to see you getting these results from HH the 500mm. Gotta love the weight balance of the Mark II 500mm.

Jamie

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Karl, I like this image even more than the last. Hope you get the chance to get some more stunning photos ... looking forward to them!

[Jim Crosswell]

Great image Karl! I like the wing position, details, sharpness, red tail and composition. Repost makes it even better.

[christopher galeski]

nice capture Karl.like the flight pose,plus the consentration you captured in the eye.TFS.

[MohsenVahedipour]

This one is the best in your series IMO. Excellent landing pose, IQ & wing position. TFS

[gail bisson]

This is terrific Karl.
I see a bit of a magenta cast on my monitor but no one else has mentioned it so maybe it is me.
Love the wings up and IQ. Good vertical comp.
Gail

[Karl Egressy]

This is terrific Karl.
I see a bit of a magenta cast on my monitor but no one else has mentioned it so maybe it is me.
Love the wings up and IQ. Good vertical comp.
Gail
Thanks Gail.
You are right; none in the background but a lot on the bird.
I totally forgot to check for magenta cast.
Now it is gone.

[Girish Prahalad]

excellent incoming pose & sharpness. would personally prefer a bit more room at the bottom if you have it.

[Karl Egressy]

excellent incoming pose & sharpness. would personally prefer a bit more room at the bottom if you have it.
Thanks, Girish. Unfortunately I don't. It was full frame cropped from horizontal.

[John Robinson]

Good one. Interesting about the cast. I never noticed it !
Must be getting old.
Cheers
JR

[Karl Egressy]

Good one. Interesting about the cast. I never noticed it !
Must be getting old.
Cheers
JR
Thanks, John. I know the feeling well. It's been catching up with me.:S3:

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very cool raptor, the dandling talons are quite good, sharp eye and nice wing position, I would add more room around.

[David Salem]

Nice take off shot Karl. Love the hanging feet and the HA and I like the vert comp. Artie's repost adds some detail and brightness to this great shot. Well done

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular image. Love the full wings up and very nice HA, colors and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Holger Leyrer]

Excellent eye contact and pose. I like the last repost.