Driving down the road I saw this guy on the roadside going to town on his meal, I slowed down and grabbed my camera and he flew from the ground to this fence post with his half-eaten sandwich. Trying to get closer, I spooked him and he took flight, leaving his meal on the post. The hawk and the competion surrounding him waited me out and did not come back to finish. Bummed me out, because i wanted to get a flying shot of him coming back. RATS!
peace out- Kablinki
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Great subject - perfectly meets the challenge. However, sadly the focus seems a tad soft all over and with advanced editing allowed, imho, this would have benefited from removal of the fence wire. If this had been totally sharp though it would have been a 10, no question.
Very dramatic capture. I'd like to see sharper details--the bird isn't standing out quite enough from the background--I like to see crisper deliniation of form. The bird's eye looks a bit glazed over to me because of the strong glare in its pupil. It has a fairly strong emotional impact but this is sort of built in given the gory content. It would have been really powerful if the bird had been looking at the viewer instead off-frame. Overall, it's a cool shot. It just lacks a bit in image quality for me.
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