Another view of the hawk

[Diane Miller]

My previous post (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/127765) wasn't the perfect head angle. For reasons incomprehensible to me, I had overlooked this one, taken about 30 seconds later. The BG is trees and grass on a hillside.

Canon 5D3, 100-400 II, ISO 800, f/10, 1/640. Basic LR adjustments (lovely smoky early morning light thanks to a horrible fire NW of Yosemite), and into PS for some cleanup of specular cows in the BG. Slight NR (not noticeable at this size) and a few % of Detail Extractor.

Hoping to find out what kind of hawk it is -- rear view added in the earlier post.

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

This is a super-shot Diane! Everything is right about it - the sharpness, the eye contact, the soft BG, the perch! Well done!

A Red-tailed Hawk?

[Daniel Cadieux]

Hi Diane, I did not comment on the head angle of the previous one, but here it is much stronger. Well done on all counts, wish it was mine!

[shane shacaluga]

Very nice light on this one. Good IQ and headangle works for me too. Interesting perch and nice BG.

this is a juvenile red tailed hawk. The juveniles have barring on the tail and the tips frayed from the time spent in the nest

[haseeb badar]

Hi Diane -- This is a fabulous image , top notch IQ and great details . TFS !

[stuart wanuck]

great shot

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Diane, good angled pose, and I like the overall light and IQ in this. Those are mean talons, and Im fine with the weathered perch. I do like that BG too.

[dennis greenwood]

Classic shot ...hard to find any issues and that background is to die for

[Joseph Przybyla]

I like both, Diane. The background, the perch, the bird all make for lovely images. I would loved to have photographed this hawk. Thank you for sharing.

[Bill Dix]

What a sweet shot. I like the comp in this one, and the HA (not that the other wasn't also good). Fabulous BG and light, and I love the hint of red on the bill.

[Diane Miller]

Thanks, everyone! This was a lucky find. I wonder if they're there all the time or if I caught a higher population from a migration. Definitely have this place on list for a return visit -- just wish it wasn't 6 hrs from home.

[William Dickson]

Lovely image Diane. I really love the colours throughout. The pose is brilliant.

Will

[Michael Hansen]

Beautiful photo, Diane! Thanks for sharing!


Mike

[Giovanni Frescura]

I like it very ok.
The BG is perfect and give to the bird more importance