YA RTH (Red-Tailed Hawk) shot

[inkista]

Canon 50D, EF 400mm f/5.6L USM.

Slowly getting my BiF (bird in flight) skillz back...

[pjflan7]

nice sharp shot of a searching hawk

[jennie]

..very nice hawk shot..looks like there is nothing to get back to coz you still do it well..

[leepdog]

You're there! Wonderful capture of the red-tail. Joy for you to get such a shot. TFS

[Ella1267]

Awesome shot of the hawk....they are beautiful.

[leonaashlee]

Very cool shot...great timing.

[Tenzin'sMom]

Such intensity in that gaze! What a beautiful photo -- love the detail visible on his feathers.

[JustJim]

Sharp, very sharp. Great shot. It breaks all* the flying bird compositional rules, but it works! It works very nicely.

*Just goes to show, rules are meant to be broken.

[kgb224]

Wonderful pin sharp in flight capture.
Outstanding work.

[inkista]

Originally Posted by leepdog

You're there!

Nah, nah, nah. RTHs are easy where I live. I took this from the ridge of an urban canyon. If I get a Red-Shouldered Hawk, or the Holy Trinity of Osprey shots (the stoop, the dive, and flying skateboard-style with the fish) then I gots the skillz!

Originally Posted by JustJim

Sharp, very sharp. Great shot. It breaks all* the flying bird compositional rules, but it works! It works very nicely.

*Just goes to show, rules are meant to be broken.

Wait, there's rules?! Yeah, I initially tried the traditional "more space before for the motion" crop, but it just didn't work. Sometimes you just gotta turn off the autopilot.

Thanks everyone for the kind words!