A lucky rabbits foot

jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
edited August 19, 2009 in Wildlife
Well, for the Coppers Hawk and Me. I put this shot in the challenge thread for a portrait shot in a place you can see a story :scratch what do you think ?






http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=139511
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2009
    Can you rotate this one CCW a bit, Jeff?

    Otherwise...very good catch! clap.gif
  • Bud1880Bud1880 Registered Users Posts: 500 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2009
    There's a story in that shot alright, something I've know since I was a kid. Rabbits are good eating (prepared a little differently than that hawk's meal of course). rolleyes1.gif

    Nice one Jeff. thumb.gif

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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2009
    I like the chain it used to keep the rabbit (feet) close..
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2009
    Nice shot Jeff! I suspect there is a Red-tail in this story!mwink.gif
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2009
    Glen the red tail passed and the coppers had rabbit ,I think 2 of them took it down ? nice chain but sticky rolleyes1.gif would be better with salad ne_nau.gif ok rotation
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2009
    jwear wrote:
    ok rotation

    rolleyes1.gifI almost slipped off my chair on the original!
  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2009
    Fantastic capture. clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
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  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2009
    Nice.
    I think it should be called "feet" and not foot as I see two (at least in the first shot).
    :)
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2009
    Excellent capture Jeff and while I like dthe original I think the rotated cersion works better.
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  • thapamdthapamd Registered Users Posts: 1,722 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2009
    That's so cool! I like the rotated version as well. :D
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  • hanseathanseat Registered Users Posts: 125 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2009
    A good picture but why you dont rotate to the accurate angle?
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2009
    hanseat wrote:
    A good picture but why you dont rotate to the accurate angle?
    that is very close to what I was lookng at
    The reason I only took 2 shots was ---- I was going home very late in the day, I went into this tree line to water a tree not take pictures. It is over grown here as you can see, fallen trees etc. As I walked up 2 of 3 juv coopers hawks blew up off of the ground in front of me. The one without the rabbit almost took my hat off. The other made an almost 360 turn and landed in front of me .[I was playing with them early in the day and have lots of perched shots] Anyway --the trees and plants were between me and the shot so I moved my upper body and camera over and took 2 shots [very bad angle but if not that then no shot]
    If I had moved in and stepped into the little down hill that was next to me or around the tree in front of me. The hawk may have flown again and lost it's meal. There is not a photo worth that, the people that move in and in, on an animal that has made a kill and force it to leave it behind are ---well Harry will not let me post the words or a photo of what they are.deal.gif

    I will always keep the original I deleted the shot here, so making it 100% I just did the 90% for posting thumb.gif
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2009
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    rolleyes1.gifI almost slipped off my chair on the original!

    you need to cut down on that drinking wings.gif
    Jeff W

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2009
    Tee Why wrote:
    Nice.
    I think it should be called "feet" and not foot as I see two (at least in the first shot).
    :)

    that one is easy one for me and one for cooper foot

    should have have been feet
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2009
    jwear wrote:
    you need to cut down on that drinking wings.gif

    Never! :D

    I liked your explanation...makes perfect sense. If you had stated such in the OP I would have looked for something else to complain about! wings.gif
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2009
    Harryb wrote:
    Excellent capture Jeff and while I like dthe original I think the rotated cersion works better.

    Hi Harry hope all is good yep the crop is lots better but the original is the shot I want and will always remember -- :D
    Jeff W

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