Red-Shouldered Hawk

[gail bisson]

Took this last year at Circle B Bar Reserve in Florida.
Light was a bit harsh.
Canon 1Dx
600mm
SS 1/2000 F 8.0 ISO 800
I cloned out a broken bit of branch near the tail.
80% FF . Shot as vertical.
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[David Salem]

Very nice Gail! I like the backward preening pose as she works the tip of one of her secondaries and I love the raised feathers on the shoulder. The exposure and details look great to me and I really like the perch. Not the best light but not that bad either. I might do a little eye work to brighten it up a bit and remove the upper catchlight.
Well done Gail.

[Lorant Voros]

I really like the preening pose here and the shooting angle is nice. Well exposed and sharp. I wish for a better perch and light. Nice work, Gail.

[John Robinson]

Well done in what waqs obviousley hard light . Nice the way the tail sits nicely in the perch fork "!!
Cheers
John

[Bill Dix]

Nice one, Gail. I like the way the hawk has the secondary in it's beak, and the good look-back pose. Light was handled well, IMO. Good detail.

[annmpacheco]

Hi Gail,
Welcome back to BPN, you were missed. I like this pose very much and i also like the tip of the feather protruding his beak. well done.

[Gerhard Weldhagen]

Well exposed in the harsh light. Alittle work on the two catchlights in the eye will improve this image even more.

[Kirk Benson]

Really nice to see so much of the beautiful feather patterns in this preening capture Gail, and the head angle is terrific.
I also like seeing the foot and talons on that perch so well too, nice composition. Very well done in less than ideal light. :-)

Kirk

[dankearl]

A nice pose but it appears a bit washed out to me. I might increase the contrast and saturation a tad.

[Marina Scarr]

Agree this image looks a bit washed out. Like the preening pose. Would do a little eye doctor work on that eye.