Cooper's Hawk
Smith Point, TX
D800, 300/2.8, ISO 400, f5.6, 1/3200, lured in with decoy owl.
The end of the hawk migration bring in more adults. I was happy to get this image on the last day of shooting this past weekend.
Cooper's Hawk
Smith Point, TX
D800, 300/2.8, ISO 400, f5.6, 1/3200, lured in with decoy owl.
The end of the hawk migration bring in more adults. I was happy to get this image on the last day of shooting this past weekend.
Last edited by Peter Kes; 11-01-2012 at 03:26 AM.
An absolutely superb capture Alan - I love the extended wings and tail, and the good HA. Was this hawk reponding to an owl decoy?
Superb quality! light and pose! sick image Mr. Murphy!
Stunning Alan, what a awesome pose and for me this one is perfect well done.
Alan this is a real gem of a shot I love the radiating patterns in the plumage and technically it looks perfect. A shot to be proud of - well done.
Pose, background and IQ to die for. I have no words to describe how I feel about this shot, Alan.
Alan, nice !!!! What a great image..I saw the thumbnail and I new that it was yours...
Great detail, head angle, color, light and background
Saludos
Rodrigo
Very nice Alan. I need to figure out which e-book to buy! :)
Wow! They keep getting better. Cant say much about this image, my mouth is hanging open too far:) Looks like you and Doug had hawks almost bouncing off your blinds out there. I have many close shots of raptors flying, even with quarry in front of them, but there is no better way to get close to wild raptors than your methods. Awesome..
Wonderful wingspread and background. The light and details are just right to show the dynamics of the mid-air turn and swoop
Don't think I've ever seen a better image of a Cooper's hawk in flight. Congratulations, Alan, this is beyond superb.
Super frame Alan! Thanks for the hospitality last weekend! Wish I'd been able to stick around through Monday, because it sounds like you guys got some great stuff after I left.
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Gorgeous flight pose.Very nice composition and background.
Love the great IQ,symmetrical wings,tail feathers,great details and his stare.
Regards,
Satish.
Another amazing image from you. Just awesome
Unreal! Just terrific pose and IQ.
I guess this puts to rest the idea that the D800 does not have very good AF.
As good as Cooper hawk photo as I have seen!
Dan Kearl
Great stuff this Alan bhai...

Splendid, I just wish this one was mine.
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Dang. Long drawn out whistle sounds ....
Absolutely amazing image. The background elevates the success of this one imo.
A consideration would be to tone down or clone out the noticeably yellow spot right
below the bird's right wing....sticks out just a bit once one gets one's breath back
after opening the post.
hi Alan
Gorgeous flight pose.Very nice composition and background.