Red Shouldered Hawk Profile

[Maxis Gamez]

Red Shouldered Hawk Profile - S.W Florida

This guy posed for me for a while last month. One of the very first images with the 800mm.

Hope you like it.

Canon 7D, Canon 800mm @ f/5.6, 1/500 sec, ISO 200, Manual exposure, Car as a blind.

Thanks!

[Shadow]

Did you photoshop out the background details? A bit too sterile, unnatural. Your subject is terrifically sharp, though. One of my favorite local birds.

[Maxis Gamez]

Nothing was done to the GB. What makes you think is un-natural? The dry grass is simply far away from the subject and using f/5.6 with the 800mm, blurs the BG a lot more.

Thanks!

[Shadow]

Ah. DOF on that 800mm is RAZOR thin. I wish I had that issue to contend with! Keep 'em comin', Senor.

[sheribeari]

I Like!!!! :o)

[David Alaniz]

Here is what I don't like about it.....nothing. One beautiful shot!

[ttusa]

Such clarity-beautiful!

[dmcantrell]

It seems that you are above the bird, looking down. How did you accomplish this?

I like the clarity and color of the eye.

[Maxis Gamez]

Originally Posted by dmcantrell

It seems that you are above the bird, looking down. How did you accomplish this?

My car was slightly higher than the post.

[DigitalScape]

I like the clarity/sharpness and the composition of the image. Beautiful bird.

[Stargazer77517]

Very nice!!! Feather detail is spot on.