Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

The vertical lines of the bars of the cage disturb me, but so far I

havn't found a satisfying way to eliminate them. I don't think I want

to lose the colours of the background... Is there anybody with a good

idea? Please let me know!

 

Of course comments and ratings are always very welcome.

Perhaps you could do some careful work in Photoshop with the cloning tool, which would clear up much of the vertical lines while keeping the rich dark green colors. The photo is beautiful and very sharp. Jerry

Maybe instead of trying to get rid of the cage lines, you could open up the DoF a little and bring them more into the picture. If there is nothing you can do to get behind them, make a feature of them, an image of the Hawk caged would be a little different - and would stand out amongst the hundreds of bird pictures that are around.

sharp eye