Northern Hawk Owl

[joshua lincoln]

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3817/12146477406_ea376fa0fc_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91948235@N03/12146477406/)


I figured out how to post a picture (I believe).
Canon 70D Canon 400mm f5.6 f9 1/1600th ISO 400 HH
Waterbury, VT

[dankearl]

Very nice first post!
Beautiful bird, cool pose, and a terrific eye…
You probably didn't need f9 which would have given a bit more SS for the wings, but very nice as is.
I might go a tad larger in the frame, the IQ looks plenty good enough if you are so inclined.
Keep them coming.

[joshua lincoln]

Thanks Don,
I was going to mention that by the time I realized I was stopped down to f9, the bird was gone, subsequent pictures are at f5.6, but the bird is perched and I liked this flight shot better, possibly because I have many of it perched and only 3 of it in flight.
f5.6 1/1000 ISO 200
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5478/11938982974_6c9b3576d8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91948235@N03/11938982974/)

[gail bisson]

Any day you get a northern hawk owl is a good day!
Not too many flight shots posted of this species so congrats on getting this.
I think this could be sharpened a bit more and the IQ( although good) has suffered a bit from the crop.
I would go looser in the frame personally,
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

Looks like you indeed figured out how to post an image:S3:. Great bird, and in flight too. The face looks nice and sharp. Good sky BG with subtle clouds in there. I'd have placed the subject a little lower in the frame though.

Welcome to BPN Joshua, and hoping to see more...