Intensity
Uploaded: December 04, 2009 04:18:00
~Resubmitted Feb., 2010~
~ Harris's Hawk ~
Another photo from our recent trip to Corpus Christi. Photo taken at the TX State Aquarium. This regal looking raptor was part of their Wild Flight Show.
Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/8000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 72.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Hal Bambrick December 04, 2009
WOW!!!, Very Nice Close Capture!!!!!. #1212506Tammy M. Anderson December 04, 2009
Beautiful close-up, Valarie. #8190099Gord MacEachern December 04, 2009
I can't even see the Hawk, I just see winner!!!Courtenay Vanderbilt December 04, 2009
WOW! Great action shot, Valarie! Love the framing! #8190190Douglas Pignet December 04, 2009
Beautiful colors and clarity here, love the look. #8190226Ron McEwan December 04, 2009
This shot made my mouth drop open. Valarie this is beyond description with my meager adjectives. Has to be a winner. #8190328Patricia Seidler December 04, 2009
Fantastic detail, color and composition Valarie. If looks could kill.......Wow. #8190353Amy M. Wilson December 04, 2009
Stunning close-up capture, colors, details and love the intensity of his gaze... beautifully captured, as always, Valarie! #8190429Mary Beth Aiello December 04, 2009
He's certainly a man on a mission. Wonderful expression and detail, Valarie. #8190472Jack Ryan December 04, 2009
WOW! That's a great image!!! Outstanding detail and color...and you even captured his "attitude"...great work. #8190587Liz blahh December 04, 2009
Excellent! #8190666Cathy Barrows December 04, 2009
major WOW factor #8190677Michael G. Marshall December 04, 2009
Outstanding capture, Valarie! Incredible detail and color! Michael #8190757Monnie Ryan December 04, 2009
He's a beauty, Valarie! Outstanding details! #8190796Julianne Bradford December 04, 2009
Wow great capture Valarie. He does have that fierce look to his eye. What gets me is that in all these wonderful animal and insect captures the subject is relating to you and you can see it. You have a very magnetic personality. I can tell! #8190853Dianna Murphy December 04, 2009
Wow, that's an awesome capture! #8190897Marty Straub December 04, 2009
Absoluetly amazing, Valarie. Breathtaking focus and detail. That eye, oh, that eye. Not sure how you managed such wonderful light and detail in the throat area, but it really brings this photo to new heights. I can still see hair from his last meal on his beak. #8191032Gina Cormier December 04, 2009
Holy Crap Val!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I wanna be you!!! lol #8191348
Michelle Alton December 04, 2009
I'm utterly awestruck...and I can't type in this condition! #8191472Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna December 04, 2009
Intence look and awesome shot, Val!!! :-) k #8191629Carol L. Fowler December 05, 2009
Sure is an intense look- and a superb capture. I think I feel a twinge of jealousy! #8193544Patti Coblentz December 05, 2009
Magnificent close up view, Val, with fantastic details and capture of his intent gaze!Patti #8193573
Val Feldman December 05, 2009
Thank you, everyone, for your comments on this photo - as always, much appreciated!! Have a great rest of the weekend! ~Val #8194135Ann Coates December 05, 2009
Wow Valarie, this has gobsmacked me and it's flying as well, not just sitting there. I see winner as well. Absolutely incredible image. #8194437Sam Britt December 05, 2009
Terrific close-up, great details, Valarie. #8194546Val Feldman December 05, 2009
Call me stupid but it never occurred to me that being on a blue background, it could be interpreted that this hawk was captured while flying. In fact, he wasn't - he was sitting on the arm of his trainer with his wings in a flying position and I positioned my shot so that a blue background at the flight show became the b/g for my photo. I am truly sorry for any misinterpretation of my unintentional lack of explanation...I just didn't think! #8194569Jim Glass December 05, 2009
Great detail in a difficult subject. Whether flying or sitting, feather details can be tricky - and you seem to have hit this one right on. Great shot, good luck with this one this month. #8194636Anita Tykwinski December 06, 2009
Wow Val...absolutely incredible in every way...the detail is superb as usual. #8195317Steve M. Harrington December 06, 2009
An interesting study of this magnificent creature, Val. So intense! I don't think he has any sense of humor. :)Julie Burnett December 07, 2009
AMAZING details on this magnificent bird, Val!! Terrific capture!! #8197514Val Feldman December 07, 2009
Thanks so much Jim, Anita, Steve and Julie for your comments - they're sure appreciated! #8198226Candice C. Calhoun December 07, 2009
Incredibly awesome photo of this majestic bird! One of the finest bird portraits I have ever seen! SO exceptional!ccc #8199157
Tommy E. Burgess December 08, 2009
Stunning close up of this beautiful hawk Valarie!! I'm pretty much in agreement with Candice on this one. I shoot a lot of Eagle captures, and to get this tack sharp detail in the face and especially the eye, is a very hard thing to do. Actually if mine were anywhere near this sharp I would be a happy fella. Flawless capture and fav for me. Hope we see this one again! Exceptional work!! #8199888Ellen Hodges December 08, 2009
Gorgeous capture, Val! Added to favs! Just super!! #8200396Val Feldman December 08, 2009
Thanks so much, everyone, for your comments on this one - as always, they are much appreciated! ~Val #8200664Howard B. Cheek December 19, 2009
Very nice details Valarie, love that eye.Amy M. Wilson March 26, 2010
Big congrats on your stunning Finalist, Valarie!!! #8483068Jeana Clark March 26, 2010
~J~ #8483908
Patti Coblentz March 26, 2010
Congratulations on this stunning finalist image, Valare...I see WINNER!!!Patti #8484535
Courtenay Vanderbilt March 26, 2010
Fantastic finalist, Valarie! Congratulations! #8485730Julianne Bradford March 26, 2010
Congratulations Valarie. Wonderful finalist! #8485859Cathy Barrows March 27, 2010
Congrats on your finalist...fantastic #8486949Jack Ryan March 27, 2010
And again..congrats!!! #8487063Debra R. Harder March 27, 2010
OUTSTANDING, Valarie! WOW! Congratulations on another SUPERB finalist!! Deb #8487588Carol L. Fowler March 27, 2010
Congrats- another awesome Finalist! #8487877Gina Cormier March 27, 2010
Oh no!! I missed this one!!!!! Congrats!!!!! WOWIE!!! #8488214Jeff Robinson March 27, 2010
Congrats Val on this Outstanding Finalist! Jeff #8488435Ann Coates March 27, 2010
This is amazing Valarie, congratulations. #8489131Linda D. Lester March 28, 2010
Congratulations on your awesome finalist! Good luck in the next round! #8489730Dianna Murphy March 28, 2010
See those resubmits are awesome, my finalist this month was for the 3rd time! An awesome month for you! Big high five my friend. #8491226Sam Britt March 29, 2010
Congratulations, terrific finalist, Val! #8495853Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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