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There might not be anything to special about this picture, but it is my first one of a hawk or a falcon that actually turned out good, so I would like to share it try to get some feedback on anything that could have been done better.
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Wow, @nikolay123, good job! Tell me more about how you took the photo! Where were you? How did you get close enough to photograph it? What camera/lens were you using? Did it stick around for a long time, or did you capture it just before it flew away? What time of day was it? Would love to hear more about it!
Thank you!
While my family and I were out on a walk on an asphalted trail (in Indiana) we saw this hawk on the power lines (since they went along the trail) and we were able to get as close as we wished, as long as we moved slowly. As for when I took a picture of it, it was somewhere around 4 o’clock in the afternoon; it was a little cloudy but I was able to get the sky to be blue in the edit (The bellow picture is the original). The reason why I have never been able to get a good picture of a hawk or falcon before was any one of these reasons: it was too far or too dark or too much branches were in the way or if it was in a good position for a picture as soon as he would see me he would fly away. Anyways the camera that I used (and am still using) was a point-and-shoot Kodak camera. Here are the settings I used:
ISO: 80
Metering made: spot
Exposure bias: 0
Exposure time: 1/200 sec
The focal length I think was either 830mm or 720mm (since my camera has what some people call a super-zoom lens which starts from 24mm but has 40 optical zoom)
As for Aperture I am certain that it was like f/6.6 but when I look at the properties for the picture it says f/5.(Here is the link for the camera from amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Kodak-AZ401RD-Point-Digital-Camera/dp/B073JVXDKV/ref=pd_rhf_se_s_gcx-rhf-c_d_sccl_2_1/137-8146558-8113556?pd_rd_w=QfN92&content-id=amzn1.sym.774fc7e2-6ae5-430c-b491-f6c16c9d12a8&pf_rd_p=774fc7e2-6ae5-430c-b491-f6c16c9d12a8&pf_rd_r=03CS0AKMBPJJ84BHF960&pd_rd_wg=BIjFj&pd_rd_r=2e12d790-0c7b-430c-a83b-20c6ce01741c&pd_rd_i=B073JVXDKV&th=1)
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That’s really neat that you were able to get a shot of it without any obstructions or distractions, @nikolay123! Perfect time of day for it, too. It sounds like you did the best you could with the situation and the equipment you have.
Thank you for sharing, @nikolay123! I love going on walks with the family, and to be able to see a hawk like that and photograph it well while you were all together, makes for a fun story. It reminds me of a vacation I went on a while ago with my family where I photographed a special kind of hawk for my brother Donald. I don’t remember what kind of hawk it was, but he’s a birder, so he knew that it was a special kind. I just remember that I photographed it for him the best I could because I was the one with the camera. 🙂
There’s really not that much to critique about your photo! You edited it well, pulling out the nice red-oranges of the feathers. It’s tack sharp and the proper exposure. I like that there’s a little bit of white reflection in the eye. It makes the eyeball look big and round and alive! 🙂 I might crop it a bit to fill the frame better (see attached) because there texture in the background.
Good job Nicky! Put this one in your portfolio until you have better equipment that would pick up more definition.
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I like the editing, looks good tbh. I would also love to see some when it’s flying so maybe next time?
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