I got out to Circle B Bar Reserve this morning, it has been closed since the hurricane because of flooding and clean-up work. I captured this image of a Red-shouldered Hawk. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm
1/2000 F/8 Matrix Metering EV +1/3 ISO AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017, a sliver of canvas added to the right side for the composition I wanted
Cropped for composition and presentation
10-15-2017, 01:37 PM
Bob Smith
Great fluff-up pose Joe. I really like how you've kept the bird's colours so soft and muted, fitting right in with this BG.
10-15-2017, 04:09 PM
Jake Levin
Great shot! You got everything in focus and the colours are fantastic. I'd run some noise reduction on the background.
10-15-2017, 05:28 PM
Daniel Cadieux
The wind action on the feathers is pretty neat. I hope you took some verticals as well?
10-16-2017, 07:51 AM
Frank sheets
Great bird, great perch and like the feather fluff. Best of all, the apparent eye contact!
10-16-2017, 12:21 PM
William Dickson
Looking good Joe. Love the blown up feathers. Very nice pose and HA. I also like the perch.
