RT Hawk Portrait (c)

Posted by Laura Stiefel on Tue Feb 10, 2004 10:41 pm

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D30, Canon 100-400IS @ f/8, ISO 200

Just another shot from my trip to the local Zoo last weekend. All comments are welcome. Thanks for looking

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by Penney Goodwin on Tue Feb 10, 2004 10:46 pm

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Laura, the feather detail is so good, I want to reach out and pet him...

soft and beautifully defined. Lovely portrait. This is such a regal and elegant...um... killing machine.

Love them.

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by Wayne Nicholas on Tue Feb 10, 2004 11:08 pm

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Very nice portrait. Nice DOF and flash control considering a zoo setting. I like, but then I like anything 'raptor'.

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by Juan E. Bahamon on Tue Feb 10, 2004 11:21 pm

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Laura:

Nice portait, attentive pose, well exposed.

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by Alan Murphy on Tue Feb 10, 2004 11:46 pm

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Nice headshot Laure. Great detail.

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by Heather Forcier on Tue Feb 10, 2004 11:53 pm

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Beautiful...I really like the soft background with a little bit of greenery. Super bird, what a creature. The detail is great!

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by Greg Downing on Wed Feb 11, 2004 12:55 am

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Very nice Laura! I agree with Heather on all counts. Well done.

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Feb 11, 2004 4:00 am

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Beautiful image Laura, wonderful detail and colour tones.

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by LHays on Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:36 am

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Absolutely beautiful.

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by Harvey Edelman on Wed Feb 11, 2004 8:06 am

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Beautiful portrait!

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by Bill Whala on Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:05 am

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Excellent portrait!!

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by Sandy Mossberg on Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:46 am

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Well done, Laura. I wouldn't has minded even a bit more DOF.

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by fredcor on Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:53 am

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Very Nice, colours and detail well reproduced.

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by christoforos on Wed Feb 11, 2004 12:10 pm

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Very cool shot!
I like the intense look.

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Wed Feb 11, 2004 1:36 pm

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Laura,

This is very nice. You did a great job with the exposure and composition. Looks like the trip to the zoo was successful.

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by Bill Lockhart on Wed Feb 11, 2004 4:44 pm

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Can I go to the zoo with you?

Excellent work in all respects. Detail, exposure, and composition.

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by AlexC on Wed Feb 11, 2004 7:02 pm

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Bill wrote:

Can I go to the zoo with you?

Hey buddy, wait your turn!!, I already asked Laura if I could take me see her bird!!!

At the Zoo that is !!!!

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by Laura Stiefel on Wed Feb 11, 2004 7:23 pm

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Hi there Alex and Bill,

Anytime either of you might be in the area feel free to drop me a note. The zoo is actually big enough for a bunch of people.

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by Rob Palmer on Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:23 pm

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A very nice portrait. I hate to see birds like these that are not taken care of as well as they should. The beak is overgrown and almost cracking, meaning that the bird has not had enough roughage to tear on and so his beak is growing too fast. Eventually, if the beak is not trimmed, the beak will break and cause lots of eating problems.

I really love the capture though.

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