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Steve Large
12-18-2014, 01:19 PM
Hello Everyone,
Here is another installment in the series of the Nanaimo Estuary rough-legged hawk. She is getting even more used to us now and has taken to perching on shrubs about six feet off of the ground.

Stats: EOS-1D Mark 4, 600mm F/4 IS2, 1/1600sec, F/5.6, ISO800


Take care,

Steve Large
arash_hazeghi
12-18-2014, 02:50 PM
this is excellent Steve, love the dynamic pose with wings up, good exposure with sharp details. I see some compression artifacts in the BG, saving a higher quality might help mitigate it

TFS
Karl Egressy
12-18-2014, 05:08 PM
Great taking off pose, excellent timing, Steve.
Bob Smith
12-18-2014, 05:11 PM
A very stylish shot Steve.
Alan Murphy
12-18-2014, 06:14 PM
Love this shot. Wish it was mine.
Robert Kimbrell
12-18-2014, 06:23 PM
Excellent image, Great pose and processing.
Lyle Gruby
12-18-2014, 07:09 PM
Love the vertical crop, great looking bird, great complimentary BG. I'd consider raising the exposure about 0.5 a stop. I also wish this was mine. I'd love to see more as you spend more time with the hawk.
Steve Large
12-18-2014, 07:17 PM
Hi Guys,
Thanks for the nice compliments. It does loose something in the translation when you put it on with the 900px vertical restriction. Check out the larger version at : https://www.flickr.com/photos/92394082@N04/16005560066/

Steve
Daniel Cadieux
12-19-2014, 09:14 AM
I can't believe you have such a tame Rough-legged Hawk to photograph, I'm just drooling at every image of it that you post. I love the wings up pose...was it taking off or balancing on the thin branches?
Bill Dix
12-19-2014, 11:38 AM
A beauty, Steve. Love the wing position, the dark bg. I'd be tempted to brighten the eye just a tad.
Jim Neiger
12-19-2014, 06:07 PM
This is killer, Steve!
Jim Crosswell
12-19-2014, 06:23 PM
I like the perch, wing position, complimentary BG and composition. Beautiful image Steve.
Steve Large
12-20-2014, 11:55 AM
I can't believe you have such a tame Rough-legged Hawk to photograph, I'm just drooling at every image of it that you post. I love the wings up pose...was it taking off or balancing on the thin branches?

Hi Daniel, This is a take off shot. Got about three frames before she left the branch. Sometimes you can get about 20 feet away and she will perch about 6 feet off of the ground.

Steve