MOTIF: Swainson's Hawk Landing

Posted by Rob Palmer on Tue Sep 09, 2003 8:07 am

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I don't have very many pics of this motif, but I thought this one was OK. I wish the branch running in front of the bird was a broken snag and of course front lighting would have been better. But the wingspread is nice.

Canon 1D, 400 5.6, ISO 200, 1/1250 @f8

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by Jack Frank on Tue Sep 09, 2003 9:57 am

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Nice action shot

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by Anthony Medici on Tue Sep 09, 2003 6:05 pm

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Another early flopping bird!

You actually got very good detail and a great pose on the bird. If the background was a darker blue, you wouldn't mind the snag as much. It's really not that bad.

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by Alan Murphy on Tue Sep 09, 2003 7:07 pm

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Nice shot Rob.

Yes, The wingspread is very nice.

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by Laura Stiefel on Tue Sep 09, 2003 7:16 pm

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Hi Rob. I do like the wing spread and the position of the bird. I have to agree with Anthony on the darker background. You must have pretty close to shoot this with a 400mm lens! All of my shots with the same focal length are mere specs in the frame.

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by Rich S on Wed Sep 10, 2003 6:51 am

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Sharpness and action are great. Only way to get detail in the underwing is to let the sky go a little light, and while I would like a darker sky, IMO the underwing detail is more important. Tough break on the branch.

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by Heather Forcier on Wed Sep 10, 2003 7:25 pm

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I think this is a cool perspective, seeing underneath the bird while coming in to land on the branch. I especially like images that demonstrate the grace of birds in flight, and this is one of them.

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