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Stan Ciszek
{K:56854} 7/19/2008
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Amazing shot,Dave.
Stan.
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Del Metheny
{K:25617} 7/18/2008
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Excellent shot with good detail. How do you get then to stay once you stop and point your camera. My luck is they always fly just before I can snap the shot.
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Tony Quilty
{K:591} 7/17/2008
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Excellent capture Dave
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Pablo Dylan
{K:63918} 7/15/2008
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Fantastic bird...great photographer
Bravo Dave.
Pablo
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/15/2008
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First of all, excuse me for the repeated replies to your comment, Dave! I dodn't realize that the reply *was* added on the webpage despite the fact the reaction of the UF-server was to give me an error message. I had better inspect the webpage of my image before trying and trying again and again to reply your comment.
On your image now, and I hope that the server problems will not appear again. Well.. perfect!! Just look at the mathcing of the textures of the owl and the wood of the branches! Don't we see the natural game of camouflage here? Oh yes, we do! And how we do! The exactly depicted feathers on the chest/belly of the bird seem to be a well designed copy of the texture of the tree, which was also perfectly burned on your CCD! We see how things go on nature. It's just seemlessly integrate into your surroundings, or unfortunately.. die! That stealthy hunter, as the result of evolution, is perfectly fitted to its own world. Come out of nothing, strike quickly, and disappear again! Kind of guerrilla, one might say too, but it's efficient for surviving. And as long as nature doesn't care about any kind of additional "morals", it remains as successful, and provides us with all those winderful, stealthy, clever living beings that we can capture as they *are*! In this discipline you excelled here, Dave!
From the more technical point of view it is a very original composition too. It somehow puts that bird into the very center of interest. Not only because its details are so perfectly painted. And alsonot only because it's so exclusively separated from its camouflaging background! But also because it is just shown as any eventual (and lucky) viewer would see it, right out of nothing. Sitting on the branch and from a low angle, as it scans the horizon for prey or also danger!
Nature as natural as it can be! Extra points for your readiness to shoot!
Nick
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Robert Chin
{K:22282} 7/15/2008
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Very nice portrait Dave,love the natural setting.
Take care
Robbie
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 7/15/2008
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Nice one Dave!
I think these are pretty rare hawks. I think you were fortunate to get some shots of him.
Andre
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bill smith
{K:5416} 7/15/2008
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Wow, nice catch Dave, You got some wonderful detail and I like the color too. That eye is awesome!!
Bill
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Larry Fosse
{K:66493} 7/15/2008
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Great catch Dave...superb detail & presentation
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Guido Tweepenninckx
{K:20076} 7/14/2008
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nicely feathered guy with sharp nails.
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 7/14/2008
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Dave,
Great shot...with a lot of detail.
Best Wishes,
Chuck
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John Hatz
{K:156973} 7/14/2008
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Excellent shot Dave, very good quality on the texture of the feathers, impressive bird as always... love to see wildlife.
best regards!
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Ken Phenicie Jr.
{K:6273} 7/14/2008
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Great shot and Good eye Dave to spot this one, well done.
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Dave Holland
{K:13074} 7/14/2008
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Another brilliant photo, Dave. I don't think we see many of these around here. Or maybe I'm just not observant enough.
Dave
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Joe Brown
{K:23213} 7/14/2008
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Great capture of a very impressive bird. Excellent work Dave.
Regards,
Joe
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Riny Koopman
{K:102911} 7/14/2008
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Sorry forgott to vote..:)
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Riny Koopman
{K:102911} 7/14/2008
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Beautiful moment and interesting subject,riny
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Vandy Neculae
{K:7990} 7/14/2008
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Beautiful hawk, Dave.
Great details.
Vandi
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Gay Jacobs
{K:414} 7/14/2008
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Wow! Great capture Dave!
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Clay Boutin
{K:28722} 7/14/2008
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Nice shot of a beautiful bird. Well done!
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