Red-tailed lift off

[Raymond Barlow]

Hamilton Mountain, Ontario, Canada
Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1000s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso250

Hand held, natural light, 75% of full frame, no bait

Taken this past winter while working as hard as I could to get the all natural cool flight shot of one of my favourite birds.., I can't wait to get going at these guys this winter., almost better then shooting in Florida.!!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great pose, eye contact and the habitat adds interest. I might clone out some of the blades of grass near the bird.

[David Hemmings]

Hey Ray, love the habitat in this shot, nice work getting the head sharp. Cloning grass in this would be a long and tedious task, but if you were bored and had nothing else to do I would clone the thick one directly in front of the hawk:)

[Raymond Barlow]

thanks guys, If I ever decide to print it, I will do just that., take care.