Goshawk take-off

[Chris van Rooyen]

This is another in the series of the juvenile Gabar Goshawk that I captured recently in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Camera Model: NIKON D3S
Date/Time: 2010:06:01 09:46:03
Shutter speed: 1/3200 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 1000
Lens: 500mm with 1.4x
Focal length: 700mm

[Fabs Forns]

Wow, very strong diagonals set the action mood for this one, nice and sharp, nit your usual soft light, though.
I may selectively lighten the left leg and part of the tail in the shade.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool pose, good sharpness and eye contact. I like Fabs' idea to lighten the areas that are not sunlit.

[Austin Thomas]

Fabulous image Chris,

Excellent detail. I also like Fabs suggestion.

Cheers

Austin

[Colin Knight]

Great comments so far. Nice image, Chris! Do you have the next frame or two? I hope we get to see what happens next. :)

[Sid Garige]

Excellent details and great action. Square comp worked well too.

[Michael Stern]

Fantastic Image...Really well done...also would love to see any follow up sequence shots!!

[A_Maddah]

Hi Chris
Great shot.I like look and wing position.TFS

Asad

[Chris van Rooyen]

Thanks guys! Fabs, excellent suggestion, thanks

[christopher galeski]

excellent Chris,love the comp,sharpness,the look on the birds face magic,BG nice.thanks

[Mark Dumbleton]

Awesome stuff Chris as usual! Great timing and techs handled perfectly.

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Spot on!!! Super image! Thks for sharing!
Don

[Michael Zajac]

Outstanding pose and excellent sharpness.