Perched Red-tailed

[arash_hazeghi]

Red-tailed relaxing on a perch, could not get him to fly, Seems to be smiling at the camera :D

http://www.stanford.edu/~ahazeghi/Photos/birds/DSC_1413.jpg

It's not a super flight shot, but thought you may like to see this beauty up close.

D700 + 300/4 + 1.4X TC f/8 1/1600sec ISO 400.

[carole wiley]

A beauty indeed. Nice and sharp with good exposure. Looks like it could use a bit more contrast from here. I like the muted colors in the perch. A little head turn would have been perfect.

[Kyle Marie Barcelos]

Beautiful bird. Like the pose the whole image is sharp. Great job. :) Sometimes you just have to sit there and wait for them to move. Or i like to whistle that gets there attention:D

[Bill Dix]

Arash: Well composed and exposed. It shows nicely the signature markings of this lovely bird. I wonder if just a bit of saturation in the eye might help.

[Alfred Forns]

Sweet image Arash ..... agree on darkening the head area just a bit, crisp and beautiful image. Sharp and great feel !!!

[Ben Egbert]

Looks great to me. I like perched birds, and I like this perch even though it is a man made post. The overall image looks like it could be a tad darker. But that is so monitor dependent I only offer it as one input.

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Very sharp, nice pose, good exposure, I don't mind about the HA. Agree about darkening the bright area a bit.

[Lance Peters]

Lots to like about this one :) Techs covered above - just a tad darker for my personal tastes :)
TFS

[Dave Leroy]

Nicely done. Definitley has its eye on the camera. Dave

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Arash,
I like the image...one darken it just a tad...the details are superb...keep them coming...:cool:

[Dave Phillips]

shot techs look good Arash, congrats on getting close enough for this one.
I have often seen hawks stay pretty calm/still if they have prey in sight and be quite approachable.

Tried a few minor tweaks that may be an option for you.
White balance,
Levels adjust to "spread" the histogram
saturate eye, beak and legs
raised black point a bit and sharpened selectively
Just some options to explore......nice image
http://i35.tinypic.com/nf0im9.jpg

[Andy Wai]

[...]Tried a few minor tweaks that may be an option for you.
White balance,
Levels adjust to "spread" the histogram
saturate eye, beak and legs
raised black point a bit and sharpened selectively
Just some options to explore......nice image
I noticed the cyan cast earlier today at work but wasn't totally sure because of the laptop screen I was on. But what you just did takes an already very good image to a totally different level. That's eye opening. Thanks!

Andy

[arash_hazeghi]

Thanks Dave for taking the time to edit the photo everything looks good, except for the eye which is kinda of red and not natural.

[arash_hazeghi]

Here's a punchier version with NX2

http://www.stanford.edu/~ahazeghi/Photos/birds/DSC_1413-2.jpg

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

I like your repost Arash, really nice.

[William Malacarne]

I like the last post best. Have you tried a different crop? I was thinking of taking off something like about 1/2 measuring on the left side. You can try it with just scrolling the photo down to the point. Again very nice looking bird.

Bill