Red-shouldered Hawk

[Joseph Przybyla]

I got out to Circle B Bar Reserve this morning, it has been closed since the hurricane because of flooding and clean-up work. I captured this image of a Red-shouldered Hawk. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm
1/2000 F/8 Matrix Metering EV +1/3 ISO AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017, a sliver of canvas added to the right side for the composition I wanted
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Bob Smith]

Great fluff-up pose Joe. I really like how you've kept the bird's colours so soft and muted, fitting right in with this BG.

[Jake Levin]

Great shot! You got everything in focus and the colours are fantastic. I'd run some noise reduction on the background.

[Daniel Cadieux]

The wind action on the feathers is pretty neat. I hope you took some verticals as well?

[Frank sheets]

Great bird, great perch and like the feather fluff. Best of all, the apparent eye contact!

[William Dickson]

Looking good Joe. Love the blown up feathers. Very nice pose and HA. I also like the perch.

Will