Texas Black Hawk

[ChasMcRae]

Black Hawk hunting prey on ground in meadow of Big Bend Ntl Park,Texas.
Never did determine exact prey.

Chas.

ile: BlckHawkBBnd12675WR06.jpg
File size: 170KB
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Camera serial number: 241625
Firmware: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
Owner: Chas. Mc Rae
Date/Time: 2007:04:17 00:35:03
Copyright: Copyrighted
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture: 7.1
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: On
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: 600mm
Focal length: 840mm
Image size: 800 x 629
Rotation: none

[joel quenneville]

I love the way you included the environment here Chas, it makes a nice setting for the hawk. The vegetation in the lower part of the image frames the hawk nicely and draws attention to your subject. The flowers add a nice touch to the BG. I would have liked a slight head turn on the part of the hawk. I would suggest that you accentuate the catchlight in the eye in PS to improve the eye contact. The image needs a little CCW rotation IMHO.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the angle and eye contact, would sharpen the bird more and blur the BG a bit.

[Lance Peters]

Hi - agree with the above comments and would add I would try and lighten and sharpen the eye a tad.
Good show :)