hawkeye

[stuart wanuck]

nikon d 300 iso 400
m 1/2000 @ 6.3 hh grabshot
300 mm lens

[Paul Kusmin]

Very nice Stuart, love that eye, i'm guessing this is a Red-shouldered Hawk of the Florida sub-species?
Good detail in feathers and nice light, perch is as good as a grab-shot will give you sometimes, not sure how i feel about the horizontal vine but it's not un-pleasing.

[Adams Serra]

Congratulations on this one Stuart!
Very sharp, beautiful pose and background.

[Steve Maxson]

A beautiful bird and an elegant pose, Stuart. I also like the comp and the background. Nice diagonal perch. On the other hand, the vine does catch my eye and lead it out of the frame. :) You might consider cropping off the bottom to just above the vine.

[Aiden Blake]

A beautiful bird and an elegant pose, Stuart. I also like the comp and the background. Nice diagonal perch. On the other hand, the vine does catch my eye and lead it out of the frame. :) You might consider cropping off the bottom to just above the vine.

I wouldn't crop the image at all, that just seems pointless to me. I'd clone all that out so you still save the resolution, plus this composition works very well.

The bird looks very majestic in the light you've shot in.

[Ofer Levy]

Very nice! Lovely pose and sharp. A bit on the bright side - will darken and boost contrast a bit. Would also clone out the vine. Composition looks fine to me although I would normally move the bird a bit more to the left.

[Aidan Briggs]

I agree on cloning out the vine. Without it, this will definitely be one of your best. The light, exposure, and detail are excellent here.

[arash_hazeghi]

Beautiful pose, love the details and sharpness, vine must go and I might also crop a bit from bottom since it is just empty space.

[niranjan sant]

beautiful details and has hikey tone to it.i liked the compo aswell. the wire is distraction but not much to me.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Stunning image Stuart of the red shouldered hawk. Lovely pose and excellent detail and coloring. Definitely one of your finest. Big congratulations this is a real beauty !!!!

[Markus Jais]

Great shot. I like the composition, the soft light and the calm BG.
Wonderful sharpness and details.

Markus

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Headturn, sharpness and details are fantastic. I simply love it.

Szimi