Buzzard (Buteo buteo) II

[Frank Schauf]

Canon EOS 1D X
Canon EF 600mm/4L IS II USM
1/2500 sec., f/5, ISO 800
Bean Bag

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[Richard Flack]

Nice action shot Frank. Love the open wings. Just wish their was more eye contact and that the tail was not obscured. Thanks for sharing

[Frank Schauf]

Sorry an error in EBV. :)

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[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the OP...but the repost is even better! Love the wingspread, colours, perch, BG. What is on top the perch, there seems to be something on there on the repost (meat?).

[Frank Schauf]

Yes Daniel and without it looks better.

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[Rob Melone]

Wonderful moment you captured here Frank!

[keith mitchell]

Great action which you have got spot on, prefer the one without meat.

[Randy Stout]

Frank:

I like the comp, shared color palette between bird and perch. Exposure in repost is better.

Cheers

Randy

[Iain Barker]

Wow super image.

The detail in the repost is fantastic.
I'd like to know what processing you did.

TFS
Iain

[Karl Egressy]

Beautiful landing pose and beautiful picture, Frank.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent action & wingspread. Very lovely composition. TFS Frank

[Doug Brown]

Very dynamic frame with great detail. You get better separation between bird and BG with the repost. I don't mind the lack of eye contact because the bird is focused on what it's doing.

[Holger Leyrer]

Superb incoming pose with the spread wings. Nice details and the colors works well.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Awesome pose and comp. These wintery/snowy images make me wish we had some snow here. Love the warmth of the repost. Excellent image Frank.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Frank, killer landing pose, and just love the show of the full wingspread. The pose works very well against the smoother BG. Your repost is even better. Well done.