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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
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Challenge: Life III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Pentax K20D
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Macro Super II for Pentax
Location: Denver Zoo
Date: Jan 11, 2009
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/1000 sec.
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Jan 11, 2009

 This is Storm, he is a red tailed hawk. This was taken at the Denver Zoo. One of the keepers had him out enjoying the sun.

No, it's not a museum display, but he was right next door, at the zoo.

CS3 edits; smart sharpen, curves, contrast, saturation +25, resize, add border, and save.

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[Jan. 15th, 2009 04:10:39 PM]

No crop, I just went for a center composition.

[Jan. 15th, 2009 04:11:45 PM]

Focus point was on the eye. However I did use my crappy Sigma 70-300mm. While at the zoo I wanted the extra 100mm.

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Place: 68 out of 200
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Avg (commenters): 6.7778
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D7100
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
 01/17/2009 03:28:15 PM
Very nice hawk portrait, well done

PS, I'm not voting this challenge, just commenting on some pictures :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Canon TC-DC58B 1.5x Tele Converter
01/17/2009 09:31:53 AM
The focus on the eye is very nice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40X
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 01/15/2009 08:30:01 PM
beautiful detail and color
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X-Pro3
Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR
 01/15/2009 03:34:25 PM
dont like the crop - a rule of thirds crop to put the eye off center would really help this one. sharp and great tonality.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
 01/14/2009 10:12:13 PM
Sharp and a great subject. 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 01/14/2009 07:17:27 AM
Gorgeous portrait. I have one of these guys hanging out in my neighborhood; he's fascinating to watch.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 01/13/2009 04:10:05 PM
Some beautiful bokeh here and a nice head shot of the bird. It doesn't seem crisp or sharp enough though... I think the focus got caught on the beak and eye - which I suppose is not a majorly bad thing - they're major points of contact.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 01/13/2009 01:35:29 AM
Gorgeous. Either you're very brave or have a very big lens...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K-1
Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4 AF
 01/12/2009 03:10:33 PM
Pretty bird... and great background...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 35mm f/3.5 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
 01/12/2009 12:18:18 PM
Excellent bird portrait! Can't think of anything to improve this!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 01/12/2009 08:29:03 AM
pretty bird, focus on the eye seems a teeeeny bit off though. interesting color in the beak, almost looks surreal-like
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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