Some days it doesn't pay to be a Bull Frog

DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
edited January 5, 2009 in Wildlife
Red-shouldered Hawk with the catch of the day. Taken in the Audubon Swamp Garden at Magnolia Gardens in Charleston, South Carolina.

Comments and suggestions are always welcome.

Click on image for EXIF data.

Red-shouldered hawk with the catch of the day.

447191130_U6a7Q-XL.jpg
Dixie
Photographs by Dixie
| Canon 1Ds | Canon 5D Mark II | Canon 5D | Canon 50D | Canon 10D | Canon EOS Elan 7 | Mamiya Pro S RB67 |
...and bunches of Canon lenses - I'm equipment rich and dollar poor!

Comments

  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2009
    Excellent capture Dixie. clap.gif
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2009
    Nicely done! clap.gif
    Glenn

    My website | NANPA Member
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2009
    Nice catch for your both thumb.gif
    Benjamin
    My Galleries
    Flicker
    G+
  • Darren Troy CDarren Troy C Registered Users Posts: 1,927 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2009
    My ol' stomping grounds....used to live right down the road! Great capture! The Audobon gardens are quite the special place. Is the bokeh a bit "manufactured"? I'm not beating up the photo, trust me! It looks a bit tweaked. (bokeh)
    http://DarrenTroyCphotography.com/
  • bhowdybhowdy Registered Users Posts: 658 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2009
    Super capture Dixie. I discovered the Magnolia Swamp last June and plan on going back this year !
    ________________

    Bob
    Maryville, TN.
    http://bhowdy.smugmug.com/
  • KurtPrestonKurtPreston Registered Users Posts: 285 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2009
    Love tthat almost painted looking background, beautiful shot!
  • PaulThomasMcKeePaulThomasMcKee Registered Users Posts: 429 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2009
    Great shot!
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited January 3, 2009
    terrific captureclap.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited January 3, 2009
    Really nice image Dixie.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited January 3, 2009
    Delightful! clap.gif
  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited January 4, 2009
    Harryb wrote:
    Excellent capture Dixie. clap.gif


    Thanks, Harry.
    Dixie
    Photographs by Dixie
    | Canon 1Ds | Canon 5D Mark II | Canon 5D | Canon 50D | Canon 10D | Canon EOS Elan 7 | Mamiya Pro S RB67 |
    ...and bunches of Canon lenses - I'm equipment rich and dollar poor!
  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited January 4, 2009
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Nicely done! clap.gif


    Thank you.
    Dixie
    Photographs by Dixie
    | Canon 1Ds | Canon 5D Mark II | Canon 5D | Canon 50D | Canon 10D | Canon EOS Elan 7 | Mamiya Pro S RB67 |
    ...and bunches of Canon lenses - I'm equipment rich and dollar poor!
  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited January 4, 2009
    bfjr wrote:
    Nice catch for your both thumb.gif


    Thanks, Benjamin. He really enjoyed his catch. He sat there in front for me until he finished every morsel.
    Dixie
    Photographs by Dixie
    | Canon 1Ds | Canon 5D Mark II | Canon 5D | Canon 50D | Canon 10D | Canon EOS Elan 7 | Mamiya Pro S RB67 |
    ...and bunches of Canon lenses - I'm equipment rich and dollar poor!
  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited January 4, 2009
    Idlewild wrote:
    My ol' stomping grounds....used to live right down the road! Great capture! The Audobon gardens are quite the special place. Is the bokeh a bit "manufactured"? I'm not beating up the photo, trust me! It looks a bit tweaked. (bokeh)


    Not really tweaked that much. I was so close to him that I had to change the setting on my EF 100-400 to the closer setting to get the lens to focus on him. I was less than 20 feet from him with a very narrow DOF at a 5.6 f/stop. Everything behind him was very out of focus. I didn't crop, but I did scale slightly to get the composition that I liked. Because of the sky backlight I did have to shoot at -2/3 exposure compensation which under exposed the hawk. I then used nik's Viveza to correct the exposure on the hawk. The only other process I used was to Darken the surrounding area around the hawk and brightened the area with the hawk.
    Dixie
    Photographs by Dixie
    | Canon 1Ds | Canon 5D Mark II | Canon 5D | Canon 50D | Canon 10D | Canon EOS Elan 7 | Mamiya Pro S RB67 |
    ...and bunches of Canon lenses - I'm equipment rich and dollar poor!
  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited January 4, 2009
    bhowdy wrote:
    Super capture Dixie. I discovered the Magnolia Swamp last June and plan on going back this year !


    Thanks, Bob. I grew up in that area and two of my kids and bunches of grand and great-grand kids live there so I go pretty often.

    I should also mention that if you go to Magnolia Gardens and have a photography business card they will normally let you in for free. I've never had to pay and during return visits I will present them some prints stamped on the back with all my copyright info.

    I noticed that you are from Maryville so we should get together sometime when I go up to the Smokies to shoot.
    Dixie
    Photographs by Dixie
    | Canon 1Ds | Canon 5D Mark II | Canon 5D | Canon 50D | Canon 10D | Canon EOS Elan 7 | Mamiya Pro S RB67 |
    ...and bunches of Canon lenses - I'm equipment rich and dollar poor!
  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited January 4, 2009
    KurtPreston wrote:
    Love tthat almost painted looking background, beautiful shot!


    Thanks, Kurt. See my response to Idlewild on the background.
    Dixie
    Photographs by Dixie
    | Canon 1Ds | Canon 5D Mark II | Canon 5D | Canon 50D | Canon 10D | Canon EOS Elan 7 | Mamiya Pro S RB67 |
    ...and bunches of Canon lenses - I'm equipment rich and dollar poor!
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,957 moderator
    edited January 4, 2009
    I like the composition, bokeh and color of this pretty picture.
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited January 4, 2009
    Thanks also to Paul, Dave, Stephen and Ric for taking the time to look and comment. Your comments are always appreciated.
    Dixie
    Photographs by Dixie
    | Canon 1Ds | Canon 5D Mark II | Canon 5D | Canon 50D | Canon 10D | Canon EOS Elan 7 | Mamiya Pro S RB67 |
    ...and bunches of Canon lenses - I'm equipment rich and dollar poor!
  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited January 5, 2009
    ian408 wrote:
    I like the composition, bokeh and color of this pretty picture.



    Ian, thank you for your comments.
    Dixie
    Photographs by Dixie
    | Canon 1Ds | Canon 5D Mark II | Canon 5D | Canon 50D | Canon 10D | Canon EOS Elan 7 | Mamiya Pro S RB67 |
    ...and bunches of Canon lenses - I'm equipment rich and dollar poor!
Sign In or Register to comment.