Rough-legged Hawk

[Brent Wellander]

http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae98/kootenayphotos/rl_hawk_flight_3534_2488_low_res.jpg

This is a shot of the same Rough-legged Hawk I posted back in November. This was taken on January 27 near Creston, B.C.

Model: Canon EOS REBEL T1i & Sigma 50-500mm
Shutter Speed: 1/2000 second
Aperture: F/8
Focal Length: 191 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Thanks for taking a look and your feedback is appreciated,

Brent

www.kootenaynaturephotos.com

[arash_hazeghi]

Like the wing stretch and eye contact, sharp and nice claws, beak has merged with the wing and there is noise in BG. would desat the sky a bit. TFS

[Randy Stout]

Brent:

Good points by Arash. Very nice wing and leg position. The merging of the head with the wing isn't ideal, but the color difference at least helps the head stand out, beak less so.

There is a soft halo around the bird. I might consider just a bit more room top and bottom. It also might be worth trying to tease a bit more detail out of the shadow areas.

Randy

[Dan Wolin]

Great take off pose of one of these guys - I agree there is some noise in the sky but easy to fix. Overall very nice. These guys can be very skittish so nice job.

[Brent Wellander]

Appreciate the feedback...thanks!