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Captive HAWK

When this hawk landed on a limb of a tree growing out of the edge of the cliff I was standing on I was awestruck. I only have one lens, 24-70 Tamaron; never in ...
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When this hawk landed on a limb of a tree growing out of the edge of the cliff I was standing on I was awestruck. I only have one lens, 24-70 Tamaron; never in my wildest dreams did I think I would get close enough to a hawk to take its portrait with my limited focal length.

So there I was, mouth agape, and this hawk looked at me as if I were standing in it's bubble. It feather's ruffled and beak lowered. It spread its wings for a moment then decided to use them to find a new perch.

Aloha, buddy.

Photo taken with Canon 5DII and 24-70 lens at 70. I focused on his eye with my aperture wide open. I edited for exposure in Camera Raw and brought it in to Photoshop to remove distractions, edit sharpness, and black and white conversion with Nik Software.

Private photoshop lessons and instruction available year round via Skype and Google Chat at $45-hr. Photo retouching services also available. Contact me jason@JasonMatias.com for scheduling
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