Red-tailed Hawk

[David Salem]

This juvenile male saw a gopher close to us as we were shooting a Peregrine on a pole. Got a few nice frames as he came in before he plunged into the weeds. I got lucky and have a little gap between the beak and the right wing.

1DMKIV---700mm---f6.3---ss1/2000---ISO640---HH@7:45am---25% crop

Thanks as always for looking and for your input. Appreciated

David

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent light and dynamic pose, I like the wing spread. the head can use a bit more sharpening.

TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Hi David, great concentrated stare on his prey, and I do like the inflight pose. Good to see the colours and detail on the RTH, and the hint of clouds add interest.

[Nick Palmieri]

Very nice pose. The exposure looks good and the BG works.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent flight pose with very nice wing position.I like the HA,tails feathers as well and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice hunting pose and excellent detil, David.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like what appears to be a hovering pose. Good comp and the BG has some subtle patterns that I like. I'd be tempted to lighten some of the shaded parts of the near wing and perhaps add some saturation to the eye and legs. Very nice overall.

[Travis Reid]

Nicely done..

[Greg Oakley]

Lovely flight image David - agree that the head could be sharper and I'd lighten the image a smidge, but overall great!
Cheers, Greg

[Troy Lim]

Nice action captured, but I don't think extra sharpening would help as it was probably not sharp to begin with. TFS

[Diane Miller]

Wonderful low-angle light! I love the pose!

[adrian dancy]

Excellent flight pose but itdoes appear a little soft on the head.

[David Salem]

Thanks allot everyone for the comments. This shot did look a little soft on the head after I processed it for the web, then I sharpened it and posted. Looks like it needed a bit more . Thanks

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent flight pose and sharp details.