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    Default Falcon VS Hawk "A size Comparison"

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    American Kestrel and Red-tailed Hawk
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    I liked this image as it really shows the difference in size between the two species.
    These little Falcons are very territorial and dodge back and forth trying to aggravate the Hawks.;)

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    You captured the typical action well and my first reaction was to smile at the size
    difference.
    Was this a large crop ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by charles mcrae View Post
    Was this a large crop ?
    Thanks! Its not a real large crop as this happened low and close to me also I took
    some off the bottom for Pano. presentation.:)

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    This is very cool James. Wow, what a monster next to that Kestrel.

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    Tooo cool. Best way to show the difference. I am not going to critique it the usual way :-)

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    Magic shot James. Well done to get both raptors sharp.

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    whatta fantastic combo you have got here .. u have capture both of them in perfect way to me. just superb.

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    Now this is something I havent seen before, and you have shown the difference excellently.

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    James, I like the two of them in the same frame-it really does shoe the size difference well. You did a great job getting them both in focus.

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    first time I see a shot with these two raptors and both sharp. I am glad you were prepared for the action, fantastic shot.
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    Very cool capture Jim! Nice to get them both in focus. Impressive size difference.
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    Very interesting !

    Thanks for sharing, James !

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    A both birds feature good eye contact!

    Nice perspective for comparison. Thanks for sharing.

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    looks like a lot of thinking was put into making the image... very nicely presented...the size difference is impressive...

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    Very interesting shot James. How far was the Kestrel behind the hawk, did this increase the perception of size?
    Great to get both sharp. Nice feather detail and colour on both birds and I like the presentation.

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    Thanks for this james bhai, sure some size differnece this.. :-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Barnes View Post
    Very interesting shot James. How far was the Kestrel behind the hawk, did this increase the perception of size?
    Thanks For the comments everybody.:)

    Hi Dave,

    With the limited depth of field with the 600mm and from taking the shot I would say the perspective is probably pretty close to accurate in this photo the Kestrel was in the focal range of the Hawk(almost perfectly in line with the Hawks front wing);)

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