Redtail Hawk portrait
Hawk courtesy of the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia. The conservancy tries to rehabilitate injured birds and release them back into the wild, but some are too badly injured to survive on their own, and those birds are used to increase public awareness.
Canon 50D, Canon 300mm f/4L, Gitzo 3530 tripod with Kirk BH-1 ballhead
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linifer
Beautiful, Excellent detail and colouring there :)
John Wright replied
Thank you Linifer!
Waleska Luker
Gorgeous!
John Wright replied
Glad you like it! Much appreciated.
Steve Taylor
Beautiful portrait
John Wright replied
Thank you Steve.
Leslie Battjes
wow, he’s gorgeous, John…how’d you get so close??
John Wright replied
Thanks Leslie. He was captive. I used 300mm on a crop sensor… and then cropped a bit more.
Lori Walton
Stunning capture!!! Catch light in the eye is perfect.
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Lori. I used a bit of fill flash.
Barbara Anderson
Beautiful bird!!
John Wright replied
Thank you Barbara.
KcranmerArt
Love it John…amazing close up…the details are flawless!
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Kellie!
Krys Bailey
An awesome portrait of this gorgeous hawk, John! The details are spot on! Love it! ;o)
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Krys!
Scott d'Almeida
awesome;
John Wright replied
Thank you Scott.
Ellen
How beautiful!
John Wright replied
Thank you Ellen.
NewDawnPhoto
Clean capture John. Love the detail.
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Anthony.
JennyDean
Fabulous shot John.
John Wright replied
Thank you Jenny.
Rich Gale
great image John, super sharp with great detail.
Rich.
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Rich.
Jim Robertson
Outsatanding image
John Wright replied
Thank you Blackgull.
BigD
Fantastic close up, John, the clarity is spot on with sharpness.
John Wright replied
Thank you BigD.
Cora Wandel
A lovely capture, John, the detail is excellent.
John Wright replied
Thank you Cora.
jdmphotography
Hay, John this is a wonderful capture love it ! ....... Brilliant !
John Wright replied
Thank you very much JDM.
maxy
WOWOW!!! Incredible closeup -heck… I think I can see you in the eye’s reflection! lol! Love the expression and fantastic detail – fantastic work!
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Maxy.
Elizarose
Whoa! Great capture!
John Wright replied
Thank you Eliza.
Kelly Robinson
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Kelly!
Renee Dawson
Amazing detail…this is beautiful John! Congratulations on your well deserved feature.
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Renee.
Shoaib .
awesome creature
Martin Smart
Great shot John, excellent clarity!
WingsOfAngelz
Stunning Capture of such a Majestic Bird of Prey!!