My Christmas Red Tail

[coastalconn]

I really wanted a snowy owl or an Eagle, no luck, I tracked down this red tail hawk after I saw it fly overhead. I got to spend about 30 minutes with him/her. The light was crap, the first 3 I shot at ISO 1600 and overexposed a bit and brought it back down in post trying to keep the noise under control. All handheld, Nikon d300 Tamron 200 500

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Christmas Red Tail Hawk 1 by krisinct, on Flickr

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Christmas Red Tail Hawk 2 by krisinct, on Flickr

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Christmas Red Tail Hawk 3 by krisinct, on Flickr

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Christmas Red Tail Hawk 4 by krisinct, on Flickr

 

[Mach0]

He's got blood on his beak ! Lol

 

[coastalconn]

Not my blood

 

[Molldan]

i am surprised you took your iso that high. you starting to change things around alittle