Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk #3

[Bill Dix]

Another of many frames of this juvie from the other day.

D500, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 800, 1/2500 @ f/6.3 manual; +1.7EC

[Richard Flack]

Stunning BG on this one Bill and great hovering flight pose. IQ seems to have suffered a bit, as the head looks a little soft to me? (but could be my eyes :)) Thanks for sharing and happy new year!

[Alex Becker]

Really nice complimentary background and I like the flared wingtips. I think the right wing looks a bit sharper than the head so maybe the focus point landed there. I'm not sure what AF setting you're using on the D500 but I found that happens sometimes with the Group AF mode. Also might be my screen but it looks like there are some blues coming out in the whites. Thanks for sharing!

[arash_hazeghi]

Not sure about this Bill, it looks like it was OOF and the HA isn't great IMO.

TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Bill, great hovering pose, and love how the colours of the BG compliment the Hawk. To me, it looks like the focus point was on the far wing.