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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Joe Kellard (joey)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1555 W: 233 N: 5087]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (17953) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-07-27 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Camera: Fujifilm finepix 4700 |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-03-11 5:56 |
| Viewed: 891 |
| Points: 4 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Taken: Bird sanctuary, Glouscester
Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
Identification:
Length: 18 inches Wingspan: 43 inches
Sexes similar
Large, long-tailed, broad-winged hawk
Short, dark, hooked beak with yellow cere
White uppertail coverts
Adult:
Chocolate-brown head, neck, back, and belly
Chestnut underwing coverts and leg feathers
Dark flight feathers above and below
Chestnut upperwing has dark centers to many of the feathers
White undertail coverts
Black tail with white base and terminal band
Immature:
Chocolate-brown head and neck with sparse pale streaking
White belly streaked with chocolate-brown
Leg feathers pale with chestnut barring
Upperwing and underwing coverts chestnut, with dark centers to many of the feathers
Pale bases to primaries create pale patch in outer wing
Dark tail with narrrow white base and terminal band
Similar species:
Dark plumage, chestnut wing coverts, black tail with white base and terminal band eliminate all other hawks.
Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc. |
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- aido
(4038)
- [2007-03-14 20:29]
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Hello Joe,
A beautiful looking Hawk you've captured here. It looks a little grainy but I can't see any exposure info or what camera you're using so it's hard to comment on that. Colours are good and quite an intense stare you've captured.
I think the composition could be improved, if you look around on TN at portrait shots, you will see that a lot of people use what is called leading space. This means leaving some space in the frame in front of the subject, so in this case you should really have the Hawks head towards the right side of the frame with some space in front of it. If you practise a little you'll soon get a feel for it.
Another good guide to composition is to use the rule of thirds. It's not really a rule, just a guideline. Imagine dividing the picture into thirds horizontally and vertically, and placing key points of the subject on those imaginary lines in the frame. So for instance the Hawk's eye could be placed somewhere near the upper horizontal line and the right-most vertical line. It doesn't need to be exact, no measuring needed :-) It's just a guide to creating a visually pleasing image. Same as above, practise a little and you'll soon get used to it and get a feel for it.
Hope this is helpful to you.
Adrian
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- irimi
![Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 35 W: 2 N: 48]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-n-s.gif)
(262) - [2007-03-15 12:37]
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Hello Joe,
The look of the hawk you have captured is really great. I love those birds. As Aido already mentioned because we don't see your EXIF data (photo shooting information) we can not make any statements or comment based on that. Like, have you digitally zoomed for this shot? Always try to provide some photographic information.
And as for another rule for photography: They say eyes scan from left to right. So try compose considering that rule. Well, I don't follow every rule but they are there :)
Greetings,
Ahmet
