Red-shoulder Hawk

[RadMan10]

My first posting, so I hope it looks okay. This handsome fellow and a friend were hanging out in my yard recently. I wasn't sure if I was going to get my camera and lens out in time to capture any images. I'm not sure if this is the best crop. Comments welcome.

[bfjr]

Welcome :wave
You've picked a good joint to hang in.

Nice 1st post :thumb
Raptors hold a special place here :D

The Crop ? well do you like it ? If so good enough.

[Harryb]

I would have placed the hawk more towards frame right.

[Photometric]

I agree. The tree wouldn't be as important, and you can leave less of that in frame and moved the hawk right. Person opinion. "

However, When you have a beautiful animal like that around, get the shot first, and then work on better crop or comp secondary.


The only other thing I would say is I'm not sure if the image is tack sharp. It is a very nice shot, and maybe my eyes are just going, but it looks slightly blurry.

However, get the shot first and then worry about the sharpness/comp later.

[RadMan10]

I agree. The tree wouldn't be as important, and you can leave less of that in frame and moved the hawk right. Person opinion. "
I agree with your comments. One of the areas I always struggle with is how much to crop.

The only other thing I would say is I'm not sure if the image is tack sharp. It is a very nice shot, and maybe my eyes are just going, but it looks slightly blurry.

However, get the shot first and then worry about the sharpness/comp later.
I also agree that the image is not as sharp as I would like, especially once it is cropped. I must have been 20-25 feet away and probably a little excited about even getting a shot off.

[IraRunyan]

It's a very nice image, but it may be too centered. As the hawk is looking to the left, try moving the hawk to the right a little, looking off into the empty left.