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Steve Large
12-11-2014, 05:52 PM
Hi Everyone,
here is another installment of my series with the rough-legged hawk. She got a little too close the other day for me and my 600mm so I ended up chopping the wings off. The composition kind of draws your eyes to her face anyway. Can't go back just now as the whole area is under water. Some communities just up island are in a state of emergency. Tremendous rain fall combined with the high tide makes it impossible to get to our regular shooting venue.

Stats: EOS-1D Mark 4, 600mm IS 2, 1/800sec, F/5.6, ISO800

Take care and good light,

Steve
Dvir Barkay
12-11-2014, 07:01 PM
Very nice shot, very good pose and nice compo
Loi Nguyen
12-11-2014, 08:51 PM
Hi Steve, great shot to get the eyes really sharp. I understand you already clipped the wing, so had no choice. Loi
christopher galeski
12-11-2014, 10:39 PM
nice capture,love the stare in the eyes,head sharp with good detail.TFS.
WillieHall
12-12-2014, 01:40 AM
the great focus and sharpness of the face makes up for the clipped wings. I like different captures like this, thanks.
keith mitchell
12-12-2014, 06:06 AM
The head and eyes more than make up for the clipped wings, great sharpness and detail.

Keith.
gail bisson
12-12-2014, 06:56 AM
Very nice.
The tack sharp head makes up for the clipped wings!
gail
Daniel Cadieux
12-12-2014, 10:22 AM
As presented the wings are tastefully cut therefore I have no issues at all with it (I actually did the same for a few Snowy Owl pictures that I thought turned out well). Very "in your face" with lots of impact. Nice BG too. I was reading up on the recent weather on Vancouver Island...pretty nasty stuff...stay safe!
Juan Carlos Vindas
12-12-2014, 10:43 AM
I believe you did the right crop for this one. Super sharp eye and sharpness. Colour on BG works well with the bird. TFS
Iain Barker
12-12-2014, 07:05 PM
Awesome Image Steve, I really like the crop as it is obvious it was what you intended. Perfectly sharp where it counts.
Jim Neiger
12-13-2014, 11:23 AM
The head on look with both eyes is really stunning!
Glenn Conlan
12-13-2014, 05:40 PM
The detail in the head is unbelievable, very hard to achieve with a bird coming at you and at that shutter speed. Very dynamic shot, well done.

Glenn