Sparrowhawk

[Rosl Roessner]

Wow, aren't that beautiful eyes?
This is a nearly full frame portrait of an Eurasian Sparrowhawk.

Canon Mak III / 500mm + Extension Tube (was photographing liitle songbirds...)
1/250 sec / f 6.3 / ISO 1000
- 1/3 Exp.Corr.

All Comments very welcome
Thanx for looking at my image! :)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool portrait and colors. You did very well with the light available. Is this a wild bird? There are some artifacts on the left, probably due to jpg compression.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Very nice colors, BG, comp and light. No nits for me except for the artifacts that Axel has mentioned. Congratulaitons!

[Rosl Roessner]

Thank you for your comments, sorry about the artifacts, that happens sometimes, when I use the jpeg compressor.... too bad!
Yes, Axel, it is a wild bird!

Best regards,
Rosl

[Leo Berzins]

Stunning close-up. Sharp where it matters most and yes, those eyes are beautiful.
It must have been a great surprise for you while photographing songbirds to have this sparrowhawk come so close.

[titus.ebbecke]

Great image.
Nice colours, very sharp!
Yes the eyes are really beautiful.