Why it's called a RED-tailed Hawk...

[traunerk]

I usually leave the camera in my car (don't tell the car thieves) and sometimes it comes in handy...a red-tailed hawk from yesterday...

Regards...Keith

http://kt.smugmug.com/photos/58178025-L.jpg

[Rohirrim]

Lovely in flight image Keith. Looks like there may be a sharpening halo around the bird.

[traunerk]

sometimes you get some artifacts from smugmug resizing that are not in the original - but the bird was backlit and those white edge tail feathers actually did look quite similar in the original. I'll have another go at processing it again in a day or two...thanks for looking. regards...keith

Lovely in flight image Keith. Looks like there may be a sharpening halo around the bird.

[Harryb]

Good capture Keith. I think most of the haloing on the shot comes from the lighting. I have run into that myself on more than one occasion.

[dallas]

I like it very much Keith. The edges don't bother me, and I'm glad your camera was handy.

[Forehead]

We need a NEW kind of "smile" here--with TALONS!

I usually leave the camera in my car (don't tell the car thieves) and sometimes it comes in handy...a red-tailed hawk from yesterday...

Regards...Keith

http://kt.smugmug.com/photos/58178025-L.jpg

[zoomer]

The bottom looks a little unnaturally light but there is lots of detail so that is the trade off.
Overall I really like the effect of the lighting against the blue sky.
Very well done, nice and sharp.