Cooper's Hawk

[Alan Murphy]

Cooper's Hawk

Upper Texas Coast

D3, 300/2.8, ISO 1000, f2.8, 1/2000, decoy Owl.

Got this adult Coop yesterday under dark gray skies, while shooting with Doug Brown and Mike Gray.
It was quite dark, so I had to shoot wide open and ended up with a high key image (which I hate).
I added a cooling filter to the white sky BG.

[arash_hazeghi]

I would take this high-key image any day. Sweet image the pose is very dynamic!

[dankearl]

It doesn't look high key to me, the detail is terrific, while the BG color doesn't
really appear real, it is attractive and goes well with the hawk.

[Don Lacy]

Wonderful image Alan, the detail is amazing.

[adrian dancy]

A superb image. I love the tones on the bird's back . I am not keen on the use of decoys , it's a personal thing I guess.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Your birds rock Alan. The detail is amazing and i love the fanned tail. Since it was mentioned by another could you please explain what you mean by decoy owl? You mean the call?

[Alan Murphy]

Your birds rock Alan. The detail is amazing and i love the fanned tail. Since it was mentioned by another could you please explain what you mean by decoy owl? You mean the call?

Hey Cheryl, not the call, but the decoy Owls that you can buy in any hardware store.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Hey Cheryl, not the call, but the decoy Owls that you can buy in any hardware store.

Wow seriously they go for them? i wouldn't have guessed it, a fake owl. Good to know, Thanks Alan

[Daniel Cadieux]

That's funny...I love high key! I think your sky correction looks good but a true high key shouldn't be so bad (of course, unless you hate HK to start with).

Terrific banking pose, and I love the flared tail. Great eye too that pops nicely among the rest of the cool bluish colours.

[Craig Kerr]

Love it !!

[Stu Bowie]

Alan, excellent banking pose that shows off the dorsal view nicely. Nice and sharp, and I like what you did to the sky, not that I dont like HK results.

[Doug Brown]

You know how badly I wanted this frame. Kudos to you for pulling it off! And thanks for inviting me out to shoot with you! I had a great time!

[David N Smith]

Beautiful shot Alan. I would love to have a shot like that in my portfolio.

Dave

[Gabi Sandu]

Alan, superb shot. Love the dynamic pose.

[Raymond Lee]

Beautiful dorsal view and the fan tail! I would love to have that in my portfolio as well!