Red-tailed Hawk

Posted by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Wed Feb 04, 2004 2:35 am

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One of my favorite images from this winter's trip to Bosque.

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by Jack Frank on Wed Feb 04, 2004 7:54 am

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Very nice capture. I have some of the same hawk in the same tree i think

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:02 am

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I can see why Richard. Love all the warm tones, the placement in the frame. The bird looks great. I actually like the few leaves in front of the bird.

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by Cliff Beittel on Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:25 am

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Wonderful shot of a normally difficult situation. The soft light is what makes this work so much better than most shots of this kind.

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by Larsen on Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:25 am

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I like this shot too. It's nice to have enough environmental detail to allow being able to imagine the entire scene as viewed by the photographer.

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by Bill Whala on Wed Feb 04, 2004 9:41 am

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The unified direction of the branches helps keep this from looking cluttered. The leaves add a nice environmental feel. Excellent shot!!

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by fredcor on Wed Feb 04, 2004 10:25 am

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The dark bird in that light tree is excellent. Very nice

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by AlexC on Wed Feb 04, 2004 1:01 pm

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Hawk waiting in ambush!!!

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Well, ever so rare to see so many potentially conflicting elements working in unison and to perfection, the composition could not be better even if unplanned, the lower left to upper right flowing branches gives me a tree into fall with it's brown leaves days away from falling, the hawk looking down at possible pray and partially hidden by a twig with leaves, a true slice of a bird in his habitat, in fall colors and in ambush mode!!
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by TSparger on Wed Feb 04, 2004 3:04 pm

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Well done Richard. It's unfortunate about the leaves directly in front of the hawk.

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by Marc Oliver on Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:01 pm

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If this were mine, I'd count it among my favorites as well. This is awesome!

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by Mike Wilson on Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:12 pm

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I really like the softness of the light and the warm color of the tree wrapped around it. Very nice.

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by Wayne Nicholas on Wed Feb 04, 2004 7:12 pm

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The warm colors and wintery feel are great. I would love it even more if the hawk was facing the camera. This is different and nice as is.

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by christoforos on Thu Feb 05, 2004 3:31 am