On a mission...

[dankearl]

Red Tail Hawk.
D610, 600mm, f7.1, 1/1600, iso1600

DSC_7019bp.jpg (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=179637&stc=1&d=1548187810)

[John Mack]

I like the down stroke pose and the overall setting.

[Jonathan Ashton]

You did well to get this Dan well done, I think the head is slightly OOF, the feet look spot on, I don't know if presentation will improve with a little extra sharpening but perhaps worth a look see. I think the grasses and background make for a very pleasing image.

[gail bisson]

Great wing position and BG.
I would sharpen the head a bit more as it is OOF and would love to see a bit more room in front of the hawk.
I would also clone out the2 OOF grass behind the hawk.
Gail

[Dorian Anderson]

The pose and setting are great, but the image isn't perfectly focused. Noise is starting to rear its head on that near wing as well.

[Doug Brown]

Powerful downstroke and nice habitat. I would like to see some additional sharpening of the head, and I think a horizontal crop would work better here.

[Isaac Grant]

The pose and the setting are great. But the image is too dark for me and the hawk is not sharp. I do not think that additional sharpening would make a difference as the whole bird looks to lack critical fine feather details.

[Arthur Morris]

Great red tail. Great pose. In addition to the problems mentioned above the head is pretty much lost in the base of the wings.

with love, artie