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    Default Red Tailed Hawk About to Take off

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    Hi All,

    This image was taken couple of weeks back at Provo Bay, UT.

    Though it was not the most sharpest image I ever took, I just liked the moment.

    Nikon D500
    ISO 640, f/5.6, 1/1250 sec
    Manual Mode, Matrix Metering

    Post processing:-

    Cropped to the right and bottom a little and extended canvas at the top.
    Contrast Unsharpen Mask on the face
    Nik 25 Receipt and Noise Reduction

    Thanks for watching.


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    Looks sharp to me like the up wing position.

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    I really like the thickness of the wings here. Quite the bulky fella. Good call adding canvas up there. Nicely done.

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    Looks sharp enough to me on my monitor, excellent timing with the full wings up pose

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    All looks good to me. What lens?

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    Hi Artie,

    This was taken with 300mm f/4 PF lens with 1.4x TCIII Teleconverter.

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    Love the pose and BG, the eye is nice as well. Perch looks very weathered as well. Nicely done. That 300 PF lens seems like a great deal between the f/4 stop and the weight. TFS

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    Yes its so light. Its lighter than a 24-70 lens. It works really well with 1.4x and 1.7x Teleconverters. I did not yet use it with 2x but will do it some time soon.

    Hand holdable 420mm f/5.6 (1.4x TC) and 510 f/7.1 (1.7x TC)

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    very nice pose and BG, the hawks head looks a bit soft to my eye, was the RAW sharp? My guess is the RAW wasn't all that sharp as you mention.

    whites are a bit too bright and washed out

    great BG and I don't mind the perch with hand of man.

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    Hi Arash,

    I agree, the RAW image was not that sharp especially at the eye. I just liked the moment ( this is my first Image of the species ) and hence post processed the same.

    I added contrast mask on the eye and it looking ok to me.

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