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<\/p>\nAt first I wasn’t sure why I like this shot as much as I do – after all it has at least two noticeable “flaws.”<\/p>\n
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1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n The hawk was perched in a tree at Farmington Bay and when it decided to turn on the perch it used its wings for stability which gave me about a half-dozen similar but different poses I like. First I’ll point out\u00a0those two flaws I mentioned and get them behind us.<\/p>\n The primary reason this image appeals to me so much is because of\u00a0its large\u00a0variety of colors. We have green, yellow and brown\u00a0leaves in the foreground\u00a0and a blue sky with white clouds in the background. Throw in the reds, whites, blacks and browns of the hawk and that adds up to more colors than I almost ever get in my bird photos. And all of them are natural colors which is a bonus. And then we have the contrast of the two wings – one well-lit and the other in shade but still showing plenty of detail.<\/p>\n So regarding color and tone there’s a lot going on in this photo, maybe too much for some viewers.<\/p>\n But not for me. I think it all adds up to an interesting and appealing photo but mileage\u00a0will vary depending on tastes. It always does and that’s as it should be.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At first I wasn’t sure why I like this shot as much as I do – after all it has at least two noticeable “flaws”.<\/p>\n\n