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Bill Dix
03-03-2015, 12:05 PM
I'm told that this species likes to perch on the tops of Saguaro cacti to survey the surrounding countryside. I found this one perched on the steeple of a Presbyterian church on the outskirts of Sierra Vista, AZ. I thought it was interesting that the steeple was painted the same color as a Saguaro. Did the hawk notice? He was one of a family group of 4 that were hanging out in the neighborhood, captured here just after takeoff. A lifer for me. Although it was within an hour of sunset, the Arizona sun was still pretty strong.
D7000, 500f4 + 1.4, ISO 800, 1/2500s @ f/7.1 manual, gitzo and mongoose.
arash_hazeghi
03-03-2015, 12:15 PM
very nice frame with dynamic pose, it's a pity parts of head and eye fell in the shadow. I might sharpen the head a bit more
TFS
Sanjeev Aurangabadkar
03-03-2015, 01:02 PM
Very nice image bill. Great pose and wing position. Nice colors too.
Daniel Cadieux
03-03-2015, 06:52 PM
Great opportunity you had here, a great way to photograph a lifer. Nice light and pose. Just a bit of ahead turn would have lit it beautifully but the hawk had other ideas I guess.
Karl Egressy
03-03-2015, 06:55 PM
Harris's is Hawks like to hunt in groups. Excellent flight shot, Bill. I would try to work on the eye.
Mervyn Marsh
03-04-2015, 04:48 AM
lovely flight shot, light looks nice.
I really love these raptor shots and this is great.
shane shacaluga
03-04-2015, 05:01 AM
Lovely flight pose. These hawks also hunt in packs. The smaller males flush the quarry and the large females then go in for the kill. They are like a flying wolf pack
Great image. Would love to see one in the wild
TFS
Geoffrey Montagu
03-04-2015, 08:49 AM
Beautiful flight image, Bill. Light direction brings out nicely textured detail. Well done.
Geoffrey
Bill Dix
03-04-2015, 09:19 AM
Thank you all. Here's a repost in which I've brightened up a few of the shaded areas (mostly the head), and added just a touch of selective sharpening in a few spots. I appreciate the comments.
Binu John
03-04-2015, 02:45 PM
Excellent take off shot, Bill! Love the pose and the colors. The RP looks better, TFS
shane shacaluga
03-05-2015, 04:12 AM
RP is an improvement. Lovely image!
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