Sparrowhawk looking for Lunch
Feb, 2017Views
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Location
The image was taken in a small established orchard near where I liveTime
It was just after Midday in FebruaryLighting
clear day so the light was good and I think I managed to get subject well lit although the angles were difficult with the branchesEquipment
Canon 50D (prosumer body) with Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Pro lens, handheldInspiration
love of birds especially RaptorsEditing
I cropped it hard from landscape to portrait to concentrate on the subject, other processing apart from a conversion of RAW to Tiff using DxO Optics Pro was a little sharpening of the imageIn my camera bag
Today I no longer have any Canon equipment as I can no longer lift the weight due to injury, I have instead gone for a much lighter Olympus Mirror-less Pro system.Feedback
With all predators, you have to know their habits, haunts and modus operand-ii to be able to get a chance at capturing them because they will see you usually long before you see them!
