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Gabriela:
That is one intense looking bird. The foot up pose, the beak shadow which makes the beak look much more substantial, the slight shadowing of the eyes, all add to his 'attitude'
I certainly could see a tight vertical version as well, but your current comp. tells more of the story about the environment.
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers
Randy
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A very unique and engaging raptor image, Gabriela. The head on stare and the pose with the powerful talon showing is excellent. I like the overall setting and the low angle - which gives this image quite a unique touch. Very well processed too. He does look quite intimidating.
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Gabriela-the look of that bird says it's on a mission. I hope it wasn't mistaking your lens for prey. Nice capture!
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Gabriela it's got that I'm coming to get you look, certainly intimidating ,the flowers and the setting all add up to making a cracking image for you.
Keith.
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This is very nice.
I like the intent, perfectly symmetrical stare and the feet.
I think that I would go vertical with this one. You could still include the flowers and retain the environmental feel.
Well done,
Gail
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Excellent image of handsome bird. I like the walking pose, nice stare, beautiful vegetation with flowers and composition.
Regards,
Satish.
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Love this image, Gabriela. It immediately made me smile for his intense look and advancing raised foot, gives the appearance of anger. Almost a caricature of himself. Beautiful hawk and like that you included the flowers. IQ and handling of harsh light well done.
Geoffrey
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Excellent bird, composition and capture Gabriela! What an expression and love the head-on angle where the dof is perfect. And the flowers do a nice job to soften that determined look.
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Hello everyone!
Thank you so much for your kind comments, I am extremely grateful you took the time to view this image. Geoffrey, I smiled from ear to ear reading your comment "...almost a caricature of himself", I had something similar in mind when I found this among my recent Kalahari folders! I do have other shots of this Goshawk, in some the eyes are much more visible but the pose is not as interesting. Initially I cropped quite tight but I am busy to submit this image to a local Birding Magazine and there is a chance they might use it for the cover of the next issue, therefore I went back to full frame (to include the flowers, since the story I am sending with the image tells about the recent rain this semi-desert has had and how the landscape was affected).
Kind regards,
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Wow, this is a great image. My first thought was the bird is running out of my monitor.
I like the raised feet and the stare. The habitat around the bird, too. Super!
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