Bird on a wire...

Here's what happened. I went to a local park to hunt for people

fishing and other interesting things to photograph. It wasn't a

particularly fruitful hunting expedition. I left the park and was

driving down a single line highway feeling somewhat disappointed

when I heard a voice off to my left. The voice said, "Kim Slonaker."

So I looked to my left and low and behold there was this bird. I

stopped right there, grabbed the camera and took three pictures

before he flew way. People were blowing there horns and calling me

names. What the heck, I thought. "If Kim said I should take the

picture, I'm taking the picture."

Great picture!! I'll give a 7/6!

Great, but I might crop out the bottom wire. 7/7

Great shot, Howard. I tend to agree with Harlow about the bottom wire.

Yeah ... but were you wearing fuzzy slippers & a bathrobe? ;-)

 

Actually, it's nice - I like the detail and the angle of his head. The only thing is ... well ... the power lines. Maybe Kim would have PS-ed them into branches. You're also that talented. Go ... PS ... let us see what you can come up with. :-D

I, too, would crop out the bottom wire and I might even consider a square crop on this one. See attached for comparison. You did me proud, Howard!

Wow Howard, what kind of bird is this, I'm bird knowledge challenged! It looks like a Hawk to me. The detail is wonderful. You know me, I like diagonal lines, so I'd leave it just as is, gives me a sense of reality!

You guys are correct. Kim, thanks for the inspiration.

Nice capture, especially with people honking at you! I agree with single power line suggestion. I may be out in the left field here, but I find the fact that above the power line, the tree branches are completely gone (as if someone trimmed them off exactly to match the power line) somewhat strange and unnatural. Perhaps the original image had some tree branches at the right, and perhaps they should have been left in the shot? Still, a very good capture. ^_^

That's a nice composition and the sharpness is really good. It would be better with another sky but it depends on mother nature...

Very nice image!!!!!!

The original image.

I like your KS story almost as much as the photo. Job well done Howard!

Not that it affects the picture, but this red tailed hawk is perched on a telephone cable, not a power line. (And for some reason the sky is lighter above the cable than below it.)

Very Nice capture Howard, good influence of kim... Pnina

I have nothing more to add than what's already been said. Nice capture!