{"id":10481,"date":"2013-11-14T05:56:21","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T12:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=10481"},"modified":"2026-01-04T14:45:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T20:45:37","slug":"adult-red-tailed-hawk-and-photoshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/11\/14\/adult-red-tailed-hawk-and-photoshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Red-tailed Hawk and Photoshop Editing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%,#ffffff 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-before-after-wrapper fusion-image-before-after-horizontal type-before-after hover-type-together fusion-image-before-after-wrapper-1\" style=\"--awb-font-size:11px;--awb-bordersize:0px;--awb-accent-color-bg:rgba(255,255,255,0.15);--awb-element-width:100%;--awb-element-max-width:1200px;--awb-transition-time:0.5s;\"><div class=\"fusion-image-before-after-element fusion-image-before-after fusion-image-before-after-container fusion-image-before-after-1\" data-offset=\"0.5\" data-orientation=\"horizontal\" data-move-with-handle-only=\"true\" data-click-to-move=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Red-tailed Hawk with wire &amp; pole, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana\" class=\"fusion-image-before-after-before lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27857%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201200%20857%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27857%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" width=\"1200\" height=\"857\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/red-tailed-hawk-flight-wire-and-pole-mia-mcpherson-7527.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Red-tailed Hawk with wire &amp; pole removed, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana\" class=\"fusion-image-before-after-after lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27857%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201200%20857%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27857%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" width=\"1200\" height=\"857\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/red-tailed-hawk-flight-wire-and-pole-removed-mia-mcpherson-7527.jpg\"><div class=\"fusion-image-before-after-overlay before-after-overlay-image-up-down\"><div class=\"fusion-image-before-after-before-label\" data-content=\"Red-tailed Hawk adult in flight with wire &amp; pole\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-before-after-after-label\" data-content=\"Red-tailed Hawk adult in flight with wire &amp; pole removed\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-before-after-handle fusion-image-before-after-handle-rectangle\"><span class=\"fusion-image-before-after-left-arrow\"><\/span><span class=\"fusion-image-before-after-right-arrow\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%,#ffffff 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>I just wanted to share this image of a Red-tailed Hawk adult that I photographed in the Centennial Valley of Montana before and after using Photoshop to remove some annoying wires.<\/p>\n<p>Typically I leave my images alone and don&#8217;t use Photoshop to remove features in the frames but I enjoyed this image so much I played around with removing the wires and the pole on the lower right hand side. Most of the time I merely crop, possibly adjust levels, and sharpen my subjects in Photoshop.<\/p>\n<p>I wouldn&#8217;t license this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/guide\/Red-tailed_Hawk\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Red-tailed Hawk<\/span><\/a> image for print because it <em>has<\/em> been altered but I like the image without the wires. Someday I hope to get this pose <em>without<\/em> wires in the frame!<\/p>\n<p>Life is good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/red-tailed-hawk-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Red-tailed Hawk photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wouldn&#8217;t license this Red-tailed Hawk image for print because it has been altered but I like the image without the 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