Red Tailed Hawk
Captured this image today - late morning. Hawk on its way to capture some sort of rodent. I would have preferred a different angle, but this is what I got...
Canon 7D, 300mm F4, @ F4, 1/3200. ISO 500, evaluative metering, + 1.67
I would appreciate your feedback
Enrique,
Excellent techs and great pose. Very nice and sharp details. IMO a bull's eye composition works great for this kind of image to give maximum attention to the subject. And also it creates very nice balance. Here is my take on that. Hope you dont mind.
-Sid
Last edited by Sid Garige; 04-03-2011 at 05:54 PM.
Nice sharpness and color. Sid's position in the frame works well.
TFS,
Rachel
Thanks Sid and Rachel. And now that I see your suggested position Sid, I agree. I can see how it helps to give maximum attention to the subject.
Funny because I had to create more canvas to move it to the right in the OP, as the the subject in the original image is in the middle lower portion of the frame... I should have cropped some from the top and created more canvas under the subject
Enrique,Originally Posted by Enrique Patino
Glad you like it.
If I may, see as many images as you can on the forums. This process trains your eyes in making best crops/compositions. All we need is a little bit of practice and understanding to develop composition skills. looking forward to seeing more.
Hello Enrique, thanks for sharing your work here! Good advice and re-post by Sid. I like the new placement in the frame for this capture. One thing to consider in this type of capture is that you will get a much stronger image with the wings fully up or down. In this way, you get to display the wonderful detail in the feathers. The soaring pose is generally best captured from below or sometimes from above for the dorsal view.
I very much like the detail, exposure, and color balance. Looking forward to more.
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Thanks Kerry,
I have lots to learn.
I knew that not having the wings fully down (or up) would be a (-), but I think it was he best image of the set. I was trying a used (1997 - rented) 300mm f4 and was not working properly... missed a couple of (would have been) better images had I captured them...
more later... and thanks again for your feedback...
Nice work. I would be proud to have taken this image myself.
I agree that a wings up or wings down position results in a more dramatic image but I believe there is room for this type of image also.
Thanks for sharing.
Nice shot. Neither of the first two crops work so well for me.
In the original post the bird is too low this works for situations with interest in the upper half...
In the repost "bullseye" version, I think it is "better" but not ideal....This format works best for "static" scenes with centered interest...while this image has "some" action.
For this *I* prefer a crop similar to what I did here...Upper 1/3 with room to move into...the bird is soaring it should be "high" in the frame and be moving into free space ahead (JMO). The eye is still centered laterally which adds a little "drama".
I also did a levels/ WB adjustment. (I personally would adjust the BG color more)
Last edited by Steven Kersting; 04-12-2011 at 09:44 PM.
Thanks Lee and Steven!
Last edited by Enrique Patino; 04-12-2011 at 09:49 PM.
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