Red-tailed Hawk

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...d-tailed4w.jpg

Hamilton Ontario, Canada
D300/ 200-400 VR
1/500s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso200

Hand held through the sunroof of my f150, natural light, 70% of full frame.

not sure on the sharpening on this one, could have gone for more?
cloned out a couple of small branches.

I like the composition. Would have loved some more sharpening.

Such a beautiful image Ray I like how the perch frames around the bird. Well Done!

Clean simple image and nice composition. I would give it another round of sharpening.

thanks everyone, here is a little more sharpening., about as far as I can go without too much haloing.,

Love this one Raymond and the composition is wonderful including a little more of the habitat of these birds. Your repost is much better. What a thrill it is to see these majestic birds and the pose you captured with an expectant look is awesome. Thanks for sharing.

I like it very much, and altohugh one cannot see the red tail this shot works very well for me, repost looks better! Congratulations!

thanks Judy!

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Originally Posted by ramón casares

I like it very much, and altohugh one cannot see the red tail this shot works very well for me, repost looks better! Congratulations!

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Thanks very much Ramon, the red feathers of this bird are best seen from behind, as in this image

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...d-tailed3w.jpg

another one of my favs of this awesome species.

VERY nice shot Raymond, I apreciate your answer and thanks for sharing this other beautifull shot!

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Originally Posted by ramón casares

VERY nice shot Raymond, I apreciate your answer and thanks for sharing this other beautifull shot!

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thanks my friend, I was going to post that one in the future here, maybe!! :)

You should Raymond.

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Originally Posted by ramón casares

You should Raymond.

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ok buddy, coming up next time I have an opening., thanks.