Red Shouldered Hawk

[Mark Schmitt]

I'm not thrilled with this image for:

The perch is so un-inspired: but I don't get much to say about that.
I just could not descide how to crop this; again the perch offered little inspiration.

EXIF
Camera: Canon 30D
Lense: Canon EF 500 IS L + 1.4 T/C; effective focal length 700mm
Mode: Apeture priority
Metering: Pattern
Exposure: 1/1600 @ f 7.1, -.33 comp; fill flash -1.33 comp
ISO: 250
White bal.: custom 5400K

[Juan Aragonés]

Mark the image looks really muddy and lacks details. I am thinking that it must be due to the uploading process. I think that a little more room at the left would improve the comp. The perch is not the best but, fortunately, it si tiny and not very distracting. The pose, BG and eye contact are great.

[Ramon M. Casares]

I agree 100% with Juan's comment, I would also suggest a bit CW rotation maybe and a bit of sharpening.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great light, pose and BG. I agree on lack of details and would put the bird a tad further to the right in the frame as it is a bit centered for my taste.

[Trey Barron]

I liike the simplicity, but do wish for more detail. I would also try to de-center the bird a bit.