Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image along Joe Overstreet Road in Kenansville, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm PF + Nikon 1.4 III Teleconverter, Handheld
1/5000 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 1600 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 700mm (1050mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2022 and Topaz Denoise AI - cleaned up reflection in eye, softened background and reduced highlights on perch
Cropped for composition and presentation

P.S. Learn more about Joe Overstreet Road in the BAA Middle Florida Photography Site Guide that Artie and I co-authored. It is available at this link https://birdsasart-shop.com/the-baa-...ic-site-guide/

[Kurt Bowman]

I really like this frame Joe. It's hard to get these guys open such an open perch. Detail looks good to me. Love those talons!!

[Jonathan Ashton]

looks good to me too but I think I would be tempted to give a little boost for a little POP.

[Dorian Anderson]

Love the detail on those yellow feet! They really steal the show. Percha and pose look good, even if I could see a version with more room around the bird -- and particularly at left. Details on the bird's body looks great, but I agree with Jonathan that it needs a bit more pop. Not sure of the best way to get it; I might boost the blacks/darks a bit for more contrast, maybe in conjunction with a slight exposure bump.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, much appreciated.