Red-Tailed Hawk

[Doug Brown]

I've been going through some older image files and came across this one yesterday. Photographed in December with Jim Salywoda out in California.

http://birdwhisperer.smugmug.com/Animals/Birds/BPN/20091209-MG4677-Red-Tailed/920264263_pH8Hq-O-1.jpg

Canon 7D, 600mm, f/7.1, 1/1600, ISO 640, manual exposure, hand held

[Grant Atkinson]

Hi Doug, looks pretty good to me. Nice light in the eye, head and body, and still enough detail on the underwings. Nice capture, well done handholding the 600 for this.
cheers
Grant

[arash_hazeghi]

very beautiful pose and wingspan, but not the best light. Did you pull up the exposure in post? feathers look a bit grainy.

TFS

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Lovely flight pose Doug with the fanned tail and good detail as well as beautiful eye contact. Very nice timing !!!!

[Doug Brown]

Yes I did pull the exposure up a little. I didn't find the noise to be too objectionable though.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice wingspread and comp. Funny how the rachis (stem) of the broken feather is still there!

[denise ippolito]

Doug, Beautiful flight pose w/ the head free and clear of the wing. I like the details and the broken feather adds interest.

[James Salywoda]

Fantastic! You made the best of your "brief" opportunity with this Hawk I sure hope she nests again in the area.
I like the banking pose and nice eye contact. See you soon:)

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Doug,
Very cool pose and nice job keeping the head clear of the body. Shadow areas look good on my monitor too and the broken feather is cool to see too!

[Doug Brown]

Didn't notice the broken feather last night. Thanks for pointing it out!

[Doug Brown]

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

[Hendri Venter]

Very nice Doug. I like the flight angle and full stretched wings as mentioned.