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Hawk · 04:45 PM

Another from Saturday... got a few more to sort through this week if I get time.

PentX Girl · 12-21-2009, 06:08 PM

Great shot and great detail under difficult conditions! I know how hard it is to shoot a hawk when the contrast between the bird and the background is so extreme

scott-devon · 12-22-2009, 11:17 AM

Thanks Jan, with the bright overcast and shooting with the hawk backlit I didn't hold out much hope of this shot turning out but it surprized me and reminded me of Japanese drawings somehow.

roentarre · 12-22-2009, 01:30 PM

Stunning and majestic

**Ash** · 12-22-2009, 02:06 PM

Tough high-key shot.
Well done with the exposure and sharpness.

matiki · 12-22-2009, 04:03 PM

Tough shot. I blew a shot like this of a bald eagle about three weeks ago. I think you did great.

JMR · 12-22-2009, 04:52 PM

An excellent shot. Love the browns and greys against the white of snow and sky.

JMR

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 12-22-2009, 11:30 PM

Tough shot Scott but you turned it into a very nice image, thanks for showing us.

Frank Fletcher · 12-22-2009, 11:59 PM

beautiful!

Critically, slightly unsharp in the eyes and beak compared to the wing/tail plumage and branches. Not that I could have done any better!

Really, a gorgeous shot.

scott-devon · 12-23-2009, 09:08 AM

Thanks for all the kind remarks. I've since done a slightly tighter crop to get rid of the branch on the lower left and cloned out the oof branches in the upper half of the right hand side. Much nicer that way...

**Rense** · 12-23-2009, 09:14 AM

Scott, that is a great image. Very difficult conditions, good result. Well done, couldn't have done anything near.....

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12-21-2009, 06:08 PM	#2
PentX Girl Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,700	Great shot and great detail under difficult conditions! I know how hard it is to shoot a hawk when the contrast between the bird and the background is so extreme

12-22-2009, 11:17 AM	#3
scott-devon Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 2,140 Original Poster	Thanks Jan, with the bright overcast and shooting with the hawk backlit I didn't hold out much hope of this shot turning out but it surprized me and reminded me of Japanese drawings somehow.

12-22-2009, 01:30 PM	#4
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Stunning and majestic

12-22-2009, 02:06 PM	#5
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Tough high-key shot. Well done with the exposure and sharpness.

12-22-2009, 04:03 PM	#6
matiki Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle Photos: Albums Posts: 393	Tough shot. I blew a shot like this of a bald eagle about three weeks ago. I think you did great.

12-22-2009, 04:52 PM	#7
JMR Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 3,332	An excellent shot. Love the browns and greys against the white of snow and sky. JMR

12-22-2009, 11:30 PM	#8
Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097	Tough shot Scott but you turned it into a very nice image, thanks for showing us.

12-22-2009, 11:59 PM	#9
Frank Fletcher Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Photos: Albums Posts: 257	beautiful! Critically, slightly unsharp in the eyes and beak compared to the wing/tail plumage and branches. Not that I could have done any better! Really, a gorgeous shot.

12-23-2009, 09:08 AM	#10
scott-devon Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 2,140 Original Poster	Thanks for all the kind remarks. I've since done a slightly tighter crop to get rid of the branch on the lower left and cloned out the oof branches in the upper half of the right hand side. Much nicer that way...

12-23-2009, 09:14 AM	#11
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050	Scott, that is a great image. Very difficult conditions, good result. Well done, couldn't have done anything near.....

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