"A Field Guide to Hawks of North America"
by Drake

Comment by pcody:
I was going to say it was soft, but I can see he's taken thru a fence. You did better than I could to blur it.

"A Field Guide to Hawks of North America"
by Drake

Comment by drgsoell:
Needs sharper focus. Nice shot though.

Relaxing In God's Creation
by Drake

Comment by Quadrajet:
The first thing that I (and probably 7 other people) am going to say is the image is very small...almost too small to give yourself a fighting chance here at DPC.

The second thing I'm going to say is that I like the composition of the image, but the lighting isn't very dramatic. In order to make a photo of trees interesting a person could try to shoot the trees in an interesting light or with an interesting sky.

I hope this helps,
Quadrajet

"A Field Guide to Hawks of North America"
by Drake

Comment by vrphotos:
damn that chain link... good focus and detail, boring pic it looks like a carved bird rather then an exciting subject of hawks.

"A Field Guide to Hawks of North America"
by Drake

Comment by GinaRothfels:
It's a pity that one can see traces of the fence. It detracts from an otherwise good photo.

Relaxing In God's Creation
by Drake

Comment by Gordon:
Doesn't feel very relaxing. The one tree with leaves seems to be poking in to the side as an afterthought or accident

"A Field Guide to Hawks of North America"
by Drake

Comment by WhidbeyPix:
it looks like there was a wire fence between you an the hawk. Very nice how the hawk is in sharp focus and the background is blurred... I just wish there wasn't anything between you and the bird 7 (I'd vote a 9 if the fence wasn't so obvious).

"A Field Guide to Hawks of North America"
by Drake

Comment by neenee1999:
Absolutely outstanding shot! This is gorgeous!

Relaxing In God's Creation
by Drake

Comment by Pedro:
i like the idea, but it seems a little too busy to be relaxing to me ;). try this same shot on a tree by itself...I'd be interested to see how it comes out. -Pedro

Moist Apple
by Drake

Comment by dertyklobb:
It looks so moldy...a good capture, but also: it's just floating there. What's it's meaning, where's it going, what's beautiful about it? You have to think about these things if you're seriously vying for a win.