One more from my Cooper's vs Rabbit series. I wish the chicken wire wasn't around the tree, but you get what you get I guess. I like this one almost as much as the other one because of the talons out on the bird and the rabbit looking up. Looking forward to reading others' opinions.
Canon 50 D
Canon 70-200mm IS USM II @ 200mm
ISO 320, 1/6400th @ f/4
AvMode, Eval Meter at 0
LR3.3, slight crop, Adj WB, Sharpen in PSE9, adj shadows
Awesome capture Bryan! Amazing how close you got to the action. In addition to the outstretched talons and the great eye contact, I like the shadow of the bird in the snow. I agree with Randy's suggestion about removing the tree.
Bryan, I prefer this to your previous post. The striking angle of the cooper is better, and I like the intense stare. These images dont come around too often, so enjoy the accolades.
This image really demonstrates how very quick the Cooper's make their attack! So quick that I don't believe the rabbit had time to even realize it's impending doom, at the instant, when your shutter fired. Such a great action shot, I too, would try to remove the fencing. Well done, but please don't share the gory sequel. :(
I figured it would get many votes for some tree removal. That give me a nice weekend project. Randy this one happened before the one I posted previously.
Awesome capture Bryan the posture of the Coopers could not be better. Amazing that you were able to get so close to the action. Another vote for removing the fence.
I am sure that you can photoshop the chicken wire and tree out of the frame Brian. Then you will be left with a cracker of a shot. The hawk is just stunning. And with a 70-200 !
Ok, after about an hour I think I got it. It was more difficult than I thought it would be because the shadow lines had to connect and blend in. Please let me know thoughts about the editing. Thanks.
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