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    I was about to walk out of my back door when I saw this young Cooper's Hawk fly into a nearby tree to harass my feeder birds. I grabbed the camera out of the back room and fired off a few frames, through the double-pane glass door. That, and the high ISO, are not the best ingredients for good image quality. By the time I had strategized on how to get a better shot, he had departed the scene. Despite the IQ, I thought it made a nice winter scene, and figured I should post at least one theme image for the month.

    D500, Sigma 150-600 @ 440mm; ISO 3200; 1/800s @ f.7.1 manual. HH.

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    Nice scene with the snow fall, IQ doesn't look too bad, at least for a smaller print. I would maybe brighten it up a little and do a vertical crop

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    Very good capture even with the double-pained glass in front of you. Darn fine detail under the circumstances, and I like the forest in the background. Nice color and perch. Who manufactures the glass door?

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    Not bad for a grab shot!
    I would take a healthy chunk off the RHS if you think the IQ would hold up.
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    Thanks Michael, Geoffrey and Gail. I don't know if it will take much cropping, but I'll take a look at trimming from the right. Much as I liked the scene, I doubt that it's a candidate for a print.

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