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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Red-tailed Hawks

For the past month I have been photographing Red-tailed Hawks hunting in the grasslands near us. They usually stay pretty far away so the images are cropped to 5-10MP from 24MP. All are taken hand-held by a skinny old guy.

These images are also posted in the Sony forum as examples taken with the 600/4 GM.

Dave

1. Red-tailed Hawk, Ramona Grasslands Preserve

Sep 24, 2019 at 07:14 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Red-tailed Hawks

Amazing red-tailed hawk set, Dave! My favorites are numbers 3 and 4; the photos are extremely crisp.

Gene

Sep 24, 2019 at 07:47 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Red-tailed Hawks

These are incredibly crisp Dave. Makes the 200-600 look soft. Great in flight images as well

Morris

Sep 24, 2019 at 08:50 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Red-tailed Hawks

Well, the skinny old guy done good Dave ~ Ron

Sep 25, 2019 at 06:51 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Red-tailed Hawks

Good set!

Sep 25, 2019 at 07:24 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Red-tailed Hawks

Well done sir

Sep 25, 2019 at 07:53 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Red-tailed Hawks

Nice work on these, Dave.

Sep 25, 2019 at 08:04 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Red-tailed Hawks

genemiller wrote:
Amazing red-tailed hawk set, Dave! My favorites are numbers 3 and 4; the photos are extremely crisp.

Gene

Gene, Thanks for your comment. I like them too. I prefer shots that are near eye level but they are more difficult to get.
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morris wrote:
These are incredibly crisp Dave. Makes the 200-600 look soft. Great in flight images as well

Morris

Morris, The 600/4 is very sharp and focuses very quickly. I also have the 200-600 and it is sharp and fast too. The difference is small but the aperture is much better with the 600/4. I like the higher shutter speeds that enables.
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surfnron wrote:
Well, the skinny old guy done good Dave ~ Ron

Ron, The reduced weight of the 600/4 helps a lot and I need the help.
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KCollett wrote:
Good set!

Thanks Ken.
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quigsby wrote:
Well done sir

Thanks.
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psharvic wrote:
Nice work on these, Dave.

Thanks for taking a look and for posting your generous comments. I enjoyed taking the photographs and I am pleased you enjoyed seeing them.

Dave

Sep 26, 2019 at 11:38 AM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Red-tailed Hawks

Very nice set with #3 being a stand out for me.

Sep 26, 2019 at 04:09 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Red-tailed Hawks

thanks so much for posting these, Dave. lovely shots. You are really making it very difficult for me, since I am considering a switch to Sony at some point. need to get the funds for the transition.

Sep 26, 2019 at 04:15 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Red-tailed Hawks

Nice work with a handheld 600/4. Excellent detail

Amit

Sep 26, 2019 at 07:16 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Red-tailed Hawks

Well done on all Dave. The last is my favorite.

Sep 28, 2019 at 06:51 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Red-tailed Hawks

Nice work, Dave.

Pius

Sep 28, 2019 at 07:54 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Red-tailed Hawks

Way to go 'skinny guy'

Impressive set at any focal length you used Dave, If you can give up f/4 and need to lighten your load at sometime the 200-600 Sony for me is impressive. I'm not much a tripod shooter ever, at most a mono pod works for me with a quick detach to drop it and go freehand.
Nice looking shots for sure!
Karl

Sep 28, 2019 at 08:48 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Red-tailed Hawks

I am using a shoulder stock for that lens being an older but not too skinny guy

. Regardless, those are impressive images of the red-tailed, Dave!

Joshua

Sep 28, 2019 at 08:57 AM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Red-tailed Hawks

Excellent set,

Birdie

Sep 28, 2019 at 07:56 PM

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louie champan wrote:
Very nice set with #3 being a stand out for me.
Thanks for your comment. I like the pose in that shot too.
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kdacharya wrote:
thanks so much for posting these, Dave. lovely shots. You are really making it very difficult for me, since I am considering a switch to Sony at some point. need to get the funds for the transition.

Sorry to put on the pressure. I think you will find the Sony system to be excellent for this type of image. Unfortunately the change can be expensive and the used market is pretty bad. I am losing a lot on my Canon gear.
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Warkari wrote:
Nice work with a handheld 600/4. Excellent detail

Amit
Thanks Amit.
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Ted ellis wrote:
Well done on all Dave. The last is my favorite.
Thanks Ted. The hawk just took off in that shot. The branches are just out of the frame. I like that action too.
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Pius Sullivan wrote:
Nice work, Dave.

Pius
Thanks Pius.
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Karl Witt wrote:
Way to go 'skinny guy'

Thanks Karl. I have the 200-600 and it is a lot easier to carry and hold. I really like fast shutter speeds so the change from f/4 at 600 or f/5.6 at 840 to f/6.3 or f/9 is hard to bear. Regardless it is an excellent lens and I am getting some good images with it. Cost wise, it's a great bargain.
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AGeoJO wrote:
I am using a shoulder stock for that lens being an older but not too skinny guy

. Regardless, those are impressive images of the red-tailed, Dave!

Joshua
Thanks Joshua. I have been thinking about some methods to make hand holding easier. I may need to give a shoulder stock a try.
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birdied wrote:
Excellent set,

Birdie
Thanks Birdie.

Sep 29, 2019 at 07:39 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Red-tailed Hawks

Stunning detail on these in flight shots!

Sep 30, 2019 at 09:23 AM


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