Changeable Hawk Eagle

[Ken Watkins]

Whilst everybody was parked up searching for that elusive Tiger, I took a look around and found this in a nearby tree.

Taken In Bandhavgargh, India, 20th April 2011

EOS 1D MkIV

500mm F4 IS hand-held from open game viewing vehicle

F4, ISO 1600, 1/125, EV +0.67

It was quite dark

[arash_hazeghi]

great shot Ken, excellent sharpness for 1/125sec!

[dankearl]

Beautiful subject, Ken, and I like the feel of this a lot.
Great processing for 1/125 and iso 1600!
Amazing sharp.

[Mital Patel]

Ken i loved this image. am sure you had fun for your visit to india grabbing many bird species including tiger from this place as well.

excellent photography with 1/125 yes it is. I loved the OOF bulbs in BG (Open sky through forest).

Great that you got the crest lifted up and the dramatic light plays its role precisely.

[Ron Sprunger]

I'd take this over a tiger any day, really very nice. Pose, perch, HA, IQ terrific. I love the diagonal of the perch. BG seems a touch bright and busy to me -- I might subdue it just a bit if it were mine, but that's just taste. Great job.

[jack williamson]

Excellent clarity and sharpness on the eagle and perch Ken. Good comp and I love that eye.

Jack

[Stu Bowie]

Ken, good attentive pose, sharp, and that eye stands out so well. The highlights in the BG have been toned down well enough, so I dont find them distracting. You could maybe try and blend in some of the greens to lessen them. :w3

[RAM MALLYA]

Awesome shot taken very nicely in the woods without clutter loved the perch too.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent capture. Great sharpness & details in 1600 iso. You have powerful hands, shooting at 1/125s & still quite sharp. congrats.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Ken, I like the forest feel here. excellent details and that eye is great. so is the crest. very well done in tough light conditions.

[Ken Watkins]

Thanks to all for your kind comments much appreciated, the BG was a nuisance but I have tried to disguise it as best as possible.

Sometimes my preferred method of hand-holding pays off, I must have been well braced.

[anujgandhe]

crest looks fabulous. agree with above comments about execellent sharpness with 1/125... lovely.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Ken! Amazing result with the low light and being handheld. I like the pose, crest, sharpness and eye.