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\u00a01\/3200, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\nI photographed this juvenile Red-tailed Hawk at Farmington exactly 6 months ago today as it took off from a Russian Olive tree. I like the wing position and overall flight posture, the mix of blue sky and white clouds in the background and the colors and\u00a0textures of the perch it just left.\u00a0 However, I find the image wanting for two reasons:<\/p>\n
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- the\u00a0head of the bird is turned ever so slightly away from me resulting in a less engaging image for the viewer and insufficient light and\/or color in the eye<\/li>\n
- the composition seems slightly awkward because the hawk is just a little too high in the frame. I could have removed canvas below and added some above but that would result in just a few leaves and olives poking into the frame at bottom left that would probably need to be cloned out, which I don’t like to do.\u00a0 Besides, I like seeing at least some of the perch the bird has just left so this is the best compromise I could come up with<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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So, this image by itself is likely one I never would have posted.\u00a0 But…<\/p>\n
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in combination with this shot, two frames later, I think the images collectively are interesting because they give the viewer such a good look at the plumage colors and patterns of the beautiful hawk.\u00a0The two images together show very clearly the feather groups of both the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the right wing.\u00a0 I think the light angle and sharpness of the images\u00a0helps to define\u00a0those\u00a0groups quite well.<\/p>\n
So, I guess what I’m saying is that there can be varying reasons for the appeal of certain images.\u00a0 They can be\u00a0beautiful and\u00a0technically “perfect” but if they’re not\u00a0ideal in that regard they can still be interesting and have value.<\/p>\n