Branch Ballerina

[Steve Large]

Hello Everyone,
Here is another installment in the series of the Nanaimo Estuary rough-legged hawk. She is getting even more used to us now and has taken to perching on shrubs about six feet off of the ground.

Stats: EOS-1D Mark 4, 600mm F/4 IS2, 1/1600sec, F/5.6, ISO800


Take care,

Steve Large

[arash_hazeghi]

this is excellent Steve, love the dynamic pose with wings up, good exposure with sharp details. I see some compression artifacts in the BG, saving a higher quality might help mitigate it

TFS

[Karl Egressy]

Great taking off pose, excellent timing, Steve.

[Bob Smith]

A very stylish shot Steve.

[Alan Murphy]

Love this shot. Wish it was mine.

[Robert Kimbrell]

Excellent image, Great pose and processing.

[Lyle Gruby]

Love the vertical crop, great looking bird, great complimentary BG. I'd consider raising the exposure about 0.5 a stop. I also wish this was mine. I'd love to see more as you spend more time with the hawk.

[Steve Large]

Hi Guys,
Thanks for the nice compliments. It does loose something in the translation when you put it on with the 900px vertical restriction. Check out the larger version at : https://www.flickr.com/photos/92394082@N04/16005560066/

Steve

[Daniel Cadieux]

I can't believe you have such a tame Rough-legged Hawk to photograph, I'm just drooling at every image of it that you post. I love the wings up pose...was it taking off or balancing on the thin branches?

[Bill Dix]

A beauty, Steve. Love the wing position, the dark bg. I'd be tempted to brighten the eye just a tad.

[Jim Neiger]

This is killer, Steve!

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the perch, wing position, complimentary BG and composition. Beautiful image Steve.

[Steve Large]

I can't believe you have such a tame Rough-legged Hawk to photograph, I'm just drooling at every image of it that you post. I love the wings up pose...was it taking off or balancing on the thin branches?

Hi Daniel, This is a take off shot. Got about three frames before she left the branch. Sometimes you can get about 20 feet away and she will perch about 6 feet off of the ground.

Steve