Same hawk as the one posted a couple of days ago. This is at the beginning of his flight away from the Northern Mockingbird. Post processing: cropped, S/H of 25/55/45, slight sharpening, and Neat Image.
I kept the Agave plant in the bottom right to balance the image.
Canon 1D Mark III
1/3200Sec.
F8.0
Partial metering
0 EV
ISO 400
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM +1.4x
Focal Length 560.0 mm
sRAW
White Balance Daylight
AI Servo AF
Hi Lisa, wow - that's some look....
Great image - for me, I think that the agave makes the perspective a little odd - but that could be just me...
I love the background colour and the hawk looks nice and sharp on my monitor. Love the clenched feet too!!
hi lisa!! you sure captured a moment here!! only wished there were some separation between the two birds. i took your picture and lightened the cheekbones on the falcon. hope you dont mind!! nice job.
Very powerful image, and a nice sharp in-your-face under very hard/harsh light. I agree with some separation, and very nice that both birds have the down wing position, you also have a nice little diagonal going on there! Have you ever tried any of the eye enhancements? It may bring out the pupils, and an even better eye contact.
Thanks all for the comments. I think your suggestions are very valid. I've just spent two hours repeatedly goofing this up while trying to incorporate the changes. I've tried extracting the hawk and putting him on a second image with the same background, I've tried different ways to mask the Mockingbird and the agave, all to no avail - all I manage to do is make a mess. I'm just not that good with photoshop.
I do appreciate the comments and suggestions.
Harold, I had lightened the eyes prior to posting, just not as much as you did. Your's are better.
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