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    Default red-tailed hawk take-off

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    Looks like a western 1st year juvenile, taken with Dave S and Gail B., last month. I settled for this image as the next one has a small clip of the wings and i don't know how to perform that surgery... I like the lone eye, bright and bold as he takes off...

    Decreased exposure by .25, sharpened, sharpened head again, added pts of black for contrast, NR...

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    pretty Cool take off frame, I wish for a better near wing position and that he had taken off parallel to the back of the camera. the colors a bit dull and mute for a red tailed, maybe add some warmth and saturation

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    Great looking frame Ann! Love the intensity of this nice Juvie as he is about to launch. Details look great and I don't mind the wing position at all. I do agree with maybe a bit more warmth and saturation to this one, but otherwise the processing is looking better and better. Well done
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    Nice and sharp with that great SoCal BG.
    You caught him just at launch point. Well done.
    I too, feel this could go with more "warmth and I would also selectively brighten the bird,
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    I like the take-off pose, details, complimentary BG and composition. Excellent image Ann.

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    Nice one Ann. Great action here. I agree about lifting the exposure. Also I would give a touch more sharpening to the head.

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    Another great frame form SoCal Ann, I agree with the comments above, both yours and others! Of course a parallel take off would have been the icing on the cake, but it was not to be - you got all your part right and as you say, the eye does look really nice,

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    Hi Ann,
    I like the intense look of the eye and this take off pose is fine with me. Adding a bit of saturation may be something to try but this is still a very fine image.
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    Well done Ann. This is looking real good. That BG was made for a bird like this. Beautiful details and I love that facial expression.

    Will

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    Ann:

    Great look of concentration, color harmony, grip on perch.

    In perfect world, wish the head didn't merge with the wing, but the eye draws our attention nicely.

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    Hi Ann, well timed for the pre take off, and love the intent on the face/eye of the RTH. I like how the near wing is fully extended, and thats a really nice smooth BG. Well captured.

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