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"A Field Guide to Hawks of North America"
"A Field Guide to Hawks of North America"
Drake


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Book Titles (Classic Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D100
Location: Battle Creek, Michigan
Date: Nov 8, 2003
Aperture: F5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Nov 8, 2003

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Statistics
Place: 130 out of 231
Avg (all users): 5.2317
Avg (commenters): 5.7500
Avg (participants): 5.0476
Avg (non-participants): 5.4060
Views since voting: 1323
Votes: 259
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0


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03/12/2007 02:55:32 PM
ah, beutiful posture! *thumbs up*
11/21/2003 05:23:56 PM
Hi from the CC

There are some obvious flaws that you are aware of by now i.e. fence causing cross hatching effect and a lack of sharpness on the hawk. as i'm looking at your picture it seems like the shot was underexposed and then adjusted in photoshop. my experience with dslrs is that this tends to lead to softer photos with less sharpness. another thing to consider is raising the iso and aperture in order to maintain the same shutter speed but increase the sharpness. also maybe the case was you didn't have a tripod and were forced to hand hold the shot. any or all of these factors could lead to a softer looking shot. it would be nice to see what you could do with a low iso in bright light with a tripod. i think your shot would be much sharper with greater color contrast and vibrance. take care

josh
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/17/2003 12:49:25 PM
Fence is distracting. Nice shot though
11/16/2003 09:16:57 PM
Nice shot of the hawk. You almost got the fence out of the picture, good try with that.
11/16/2003 08:12:40 PM
Nice shot, really like the photo. I think its a Broad Wing, but it could be a Redtail. I was going to ask if it was wild or captive, but I think I see telltale signs of fencing in the foreground. Its still really nice. I've been trying to get some pics of Redtails this fall, but they are really elusive. Check my profile to see a couple of attempts.
11/15/2003 04:41:11 PM
beautiful bird
11/14/2003 03:36:04 PM
good color on the Hawk blur in the background a good effect 8
11/14/2003 10:02:54 AM
A bit fuzzy on the face.
11/13/2003 09:18:44 PM
Good pose and DOF. Overall, very good, but the hawk is a little soft.
11/13/2003 06:41:55 PM
Nice picture, to bad you couldnt get on the other side of that fence or window! Wow, thats cool.
11/13/2003 03:42:24 PM
I was going to say it was soft, but I can see he's taken thru a fence. You did better than I could to blur it.
11/13/2003 11:02:39 AM
Needs sharper focus. Nice shot though.
11/12/2003 11:39:32 PM
damn that chain link... good focus and detail, boring pic it looks like a carved bird rather then an exciting subject of hawks.
11/12/2003 06:18:00 PM
It's a pity that one can see traces of the fence. It detracts from an otherwise good photo.
11/12/2003 01:18:40 PM
it looks like there was a wire fence between you an the hawk. Very nice how the hawk is in sharp focus and the background is blurred... I just wish there wasn't anything between you and the bird 7 (I'd vote a 9 if the fence wasn't so obvious).
11/12/2003 12:50:37 AM
Absolutely outstanding shot! This is gorgeous!


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