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Female Red-shouldered Hawk


Posted by Robert Kemmerlin on Sat Sep 27, 2003 11:02 am

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Shot last February at Corkscrew Swamp. I can't tell by markings if male or female but I'm sure this is a female. Just after I pressed the shutter, the male flew in and they mated.

EOS 1v, 500mm IS, tripod, flash, Provia 100F, cropped @ 20% from left and top, USM, and levels.
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by joseph motto on Sat Sep 27, 2003 11:14 am
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Beautiful photo. Tack sharp, well exposed. Nice catchlight. Some might nit about the fact that it is shot from below yet this is the way most of us see them and I like it just fine.
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by Bruce Sherman on Sat Sep 27, 2003 11:16 am
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You sure got some great detail in this gal. I would take this in a minute.
 

by E.J. Peiker on Sat Sep 27, 2003 12:43 pm
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The bird is rendered very well. the angle is not a problem. i do, however wish the branch right behind the head was not there or at least not as sharp.
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by Scott Allen on Sat Sep 27, 2003 2:58 pm
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Wonderful image with great detail and wonderful sence of presense.
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Great light and shooting to you all!

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by Alan Murphy on Sat Sep 27, 2003 3:11 pm
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Robert, Great detail, sharpness and rich colors.
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by Matthew Whitley on Sat Sep 27, 2003 4:51 pm
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Wow thats shatp and perfectly exposed! I would be tempted to clone that branch. Nice one!
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by AlexC on Sat Sep 27, 2003 7:16 pm
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Corkscrew is a pain to shoot in, pretty thick vegetation to contend with!!
In spite of this yo have done very well!!! Congrats!! 8)
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by Juli Wilcox on Sat Sep 27, 2003 7:49 pm
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Beautiful, swampy pix; very sharp and colorful which I like. Always a problem to keep the distracting elements out of view in this kind of habitat. I would not be a good swamp shooter because I think it requires super-human effort to manage all the variables. I think even more crop to reduce the lightest patch of BG on the top (and some off the side to balance) reduces the tendency to look at the branches behind the head. Flash is excellent and the image pops nicely.
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by Harvey Edelman on Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:58 am
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Well detailed and exposed and a proud pose.
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by Mike Walters on Sun Sep 28, 2003 9:45 pm
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Well done Robert I like the shot and the post. Great color and the perspective is the way I see em. Thanks for sharing.
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by Jim Probst on Mon Sep 29, 2003 10:45 pm
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Robert,

Sharp, detailed Hawk! I really like the perch and the way it follows the bird's pose. Great work!
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by Anthony Medici on Tue Sep 30, 2003 6:31 pm
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I need to agree with E.J. Still you did a good job getting the detail on the bird giving what the lighting looks like.
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