Its been a busy summer for me... lots of family time and catching up on things which has meant less time on any of the forums. Here is an image of a Redtail Hawk from a short while ago.
Nikon D300 ~ Nikkor 300mm F/2.8 with Nikon 1.4x TC ISO 500 ~ F/6/3 ~ 1/4000 sec ~ - 1/3 EV
Lovely colors here, with nice tail fan, complimentary BG, like the comp.
To my eye, it is a bit oversharpened, as I am starting to see some jagged edges, esp. along the leading edge of the rear wing.
In a perfect world, I would prefer the closer wing to be either up more, or down more, so we could see more of it. Do you have any others in this series?
Mike: I like the flaired tail on this. Looks like pretty good sharpness. The background is very interesting. I like the look. Too bad the bird wasn't banked over more. His right wing is difficult to see.
Last edited by Keith Bauer; 09-01-2009 at 09:28 AM.
Reason: change was to wasn't
A millisecond later, and the near wing would have been extended down. I like angle of flight, good eye contact, and like the detail and colours on the top of the wing. The lighter BG makes him stand out nicely. I dont find this oversharpened, although I can see a halo on the front of the far wing.
I agree, I wish the lower wing was dropped down.
The upper wing is the front edge which is white on the bird and may have fooled you into thinking it was a halo. :) I sharpen in LAB mode minimally so as not to get halo's. ;)
The near wing has been mentioned, and that is my only concern. The flared tail is pretty cool - nice BG too, it has a somewhat of a winterly feel to it.
The background is out of this world- perfect amount of information / out of focus. Then add to that the razor sharp bird and the fact that it is displaying its tail feathers well - all I can say is WOW! Amazing work Mike.
Redtail (banking)
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