Red-shoulder Hawk

RadMan10RadMan10 Registered Users Posts: 8 Beginner grinner
edited February 11, 2010 in Wildlife
My first posting, so I hope it looks okay. This handsome fellow and a friend were hanging out in my yard recently. I wasn't sure if I was going to get my camera and lens out in time to capture any images. I'm not sure if this is the best crop. Comments welcome.

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2010
    Welcome wave.gif
    You've picked a good joint to hang in.

    Nice 1st post thumb.gif
    Raptors hold a special place here :D

    The Crop ? well do you like it ? If so good enough.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2010
    I would have placed the hawk more towards frame right.
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  • PhotometricPhotometric Registered Users Posts: 309 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2010
    I agree. The tree wouldn't be as important, and you can leave less of that in frame and moved the hawk right. Person opinion. "

    However, When you have a beautiful animal like that around, get the shot first, and then work on better crop or comp secondary.


    The only other thing I would say is I'm not sure if the image is tack sharp. It is a very nice shot, and maybe my eyes are just going, but it looks slightly blurry.

    However, get the shot first and then worry about the sharpness/comp later.
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  • RadMan10RadMan10 Registered Users Posts: 8 Beginner grinner
    edited February 11, 2010
    Photometric wrote:
    I agree. The tree wouldn't be as important, and you can leave less of that in frame and moved the hawk right. Person opinion. "
    I agree with your comments. One of the areas I always struggle with is how much to crop.
    The only other thing I would say is I'm not sure if the image is tack sharp. It is a very nice shot, and maybe my eyes are just going, but it looks slightly blurry.

    However, get the shot first and then worry about the sharpness/comp later.
    I also agree that the image is not as sharp as I would like, especially once it is cropped. I must have been 20-25 feet away and probably a little excited about even getting a shot off.
  • IraRunyanIraRunyan Registered Users Posts: 1,013 Major grins
    edited February 11, 2010
    It's a very nice image, but it may be too centered. As the hawk is looking to the left, try moving the hawk to the right a little, looking off into the empty left.
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