Sparrow hawk

[Alexander Koenders]

From a hide out i could take this photograph close by.

Olympus E3, Zuiko ED300 F2.8, Zuiko 2.0 converter, 600mm focuslength, F7.1, 1/200sec, ISO250, -0.3 stop

[Dominic Cantin]

Congrats for this excellent picture Alexander ! I realy like the yellow eye and the details in the feathers !

Dom :)

[Zoltan Gyori]

Great shot Alexander! Love the composition and details!

[Tony Whitehead]

Good portrait, Alexander. Great head angle and eye. Only issue for me is that the near shoulder looks like the sharpest point in the picture and the feathers around the face look softer. Not sure if this was a focus issue or merely a different response to sharpening by the different feather textures.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Great detail BG and eye contact, light angle is not ideal but is good enought and you managed it perfectly! Congratulaitons!

[Doug Brown]

It's a great pose; nice to get so close to a wild raptor! Agree with Tony about the point of maximum sharpness, but the eye looks pretty good. Thanks for posting!