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Challenge: Masters' Free Study III (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Location: Pequest River, NW NJ
Date: Jan 26, 2014
Date Uploaded: Jan 26, 2014

 Red-tailed hawk eating the remains of a Canadian goose - a small snapping turtle seems to have been the appetizer.

[Jan. 29th, 2014 12:34:26 PM]

note added: background was not made larger - i think it's a trompe l'oeil due to the lighting and dof

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Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 02/03/2014 07:11:26 AM
I liked the geese in the background -- it was like a "life goes on moment" and makes so much more of a story.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Leica SL
Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/1.7 Aspherical MF Wide Angle - Black
 02/02/2014 05:55:05 PM
The carnage makes this shot. Well done.
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Canon EOS-D60
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 02/01/2014 12:35:22 PM
Wow! Quite a capture (both of you)!
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 02/01/2014 08:50:58 AM
I would've thought a goose was too big for a hawk. Apparently, I would have been wrong. Great (if vaguely gory) capture, especially with the OOF geese seemingly unconcerned back there.
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Sony Alpha a7 IV
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 01/29/2014 09:43:37 PM
Interesting photo but not sure the geese add to the scene in fact to me they are a bit of a distraction to the subject. I love the way the hawk is sitting on a meal but still looking for more...
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/29/2014 01:40:07 AM
Great wildlife capture! How did you get the background larger?
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/29/2014 01:32:38 AM
Is that a turtle? I'm guessing the other dead thing is a large bird of some kind, but a turtle? I like how the ducks beyond are completely unruffled by it all.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II
 01/28/2014 06:58:02 PM
Youch! Looks like the prey is larger than the victor? Well captured- like the ducks in a row background.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 01/28/2014 02:52:59 PM
Ha! The ducks look like a backdrop!!!
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 01/28/2014 10:51:50 AM
Wow, deadly.
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 01/28/2014 10:29:41 AM
Has a strange element, sort of real and unreal.
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