Sometimes a mistake can actually turn out to make a good picture. Such was the case when I was photographing this young Red Tailed Hawk last week.
It was perched in a tree and posing quite nicely and calmly for me. I thought it might be getting to launch but figured I had time to get a nice close up of its head. That was not to be as it suddenly launched into the air leaving me with an image that cut off parts of its wings and tail.
Initially I was disappointed but after having download the image from my camera, I think I ended up with a pretty cool image. The raptor fills most of the frame and the intricate detail of its plumage are captured. In the end, I like it a lot.
