Praire sweep.

[dankearl]

Red Tail hawk.
1/3200, iso800, f7.1, 600mm, D610

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[Arthur Morris]

Super sharp with a great wing position and a perfect EXP. I wish that it had been just a bit higher off the ground, just high enough to get the primary tips above the grass. Was the bird taking off or hunting? I suspect the former.

with love, ariie

[William Dickson]

Looking real good...One of your best recently...Love the POV, BG and detail on the bird.

Will

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love this, and I love the title. I suspect you could add a touch more reds to the WB, but man-o-man I love the intimate view of the beautiful hawk. What is the story here? Were you simply hunkered down by the side of a road or field?

[Dorian Anderson]

Very unusual and effective low angle raptor shot. Lighting and sharpness are really nice. Like Artie, I do wish the primary tips weren't obscured by the grass. The
thin plane of focus is very nice.

[John Mack]

Very nice. Love the pose and the light. This looks so much darker than the red tails i see on the east coast.

[Isaac Grant]

Ooh this one is nice. Great wing position and I very much like the unique pose and the fact that the wing tips are obscured. I do feel the bird is a heavy in color and could use lowering the blacks a bit and a slight curves adjustment to lift the darkest areas, especially the legs which look completely black and lacking in details.

[Bill Dix]

Wonderful flight pose and great POV. I agree you might lift the blacks a bit with a curves adjustment; feels a little contrasty to me. ( But the species does exhibit a wide range of color variation.)

[Jonathan Ashton]

A fine image but I do have reservations over all the black and very dark areas - even in the grasses.

[David Salem]

Great capture Dan! You are nailing the red tails. I totally agree and as soon as I opened the image I thought it needed a reduction in the contrast. Cool capture