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DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
edited April 3, 2011 in Other Cool Shots
This Hawk showed up on our fence last Sunday. Came twice within an hours time. Starting to think it was hurt and just stopped by to rest. Finally it dropped down into the snow bank behind our fence. Worried me some since it landed both times when our golden was out. Not that it would go after a golden, but our dog is old and can't fight like it use to .. plus our dog didn't even notice it :scratch

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Mary
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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2011
    Wow, very artistic style of showing only a small of detail and yet enough to capture anyone's attention. Nice work, Mary. I like the effect. thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif
    Sitting quietly, doing nothing. Spring comes and the grass grows by itself.

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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2011
    jiro wrote: »
    Wow, very artistic style of showing only a small of detail and yet enough to capture anyone's attention. Nice work, Mary. I like the effect. thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif

    Glad you liked them. Thank you for the nice comments :D

    Wish he had given me his best side when he was on the fence, but he wasn't doing what I was asking him to do rolleyes1.gif
    Mary
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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2011
    Dogdots wrote: »
    ...Wish he had given me his best side when he was on the fence, but he wasn't doing what I was asking him to do rolleyes1.gif

    Give him a bait! rolleyes1.gifthumb.gif
    Sitting quietly, doing nothing. Spring comes and the grass grows by itself.

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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,327 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2011
    Yea, I like this shot a lot, Mary. Very interesting presentation....the partial peek at this predator really makes the whole thing work.thumb.gif

    Tom

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  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2011
    This is excellent! It's a very intriguing presentation of the hawk. Really different!
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2011
    jiro wrote: »
    Give him a bait! rolleyes1.gifthumb.gif

    What this bird likes to eat I won't touch rolleyes1.gifWas thinking for a moment or two that my dog was the intended bait. There are some Falcons nesting in town and they've been scooping up tiny dogs.
    Mary
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2011
    black mamba wrote: »
    Yea, I like this shot a lot, Mary. Very interesting presentation....the partial peek at this predator really makes the whole thing work.thumb.gif

    Tom

    PS I'll be showing a car soon that had to be made just for you. Watch for it. It's red.

    A red car wings.gif I'll be watching for it.

    Happy to hear this shot works. One never knows when the 'whole' bird isn't in full view.
    Mary
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2011
    Eia wrote: »
    This is excellent! It's a very intriguing presentation of the hawk. Really different!

    Hi Eia ...

    Thank you for your kind words. It is different :D All the coaxing in the world wasn't going to get him to do what I wanted. Maybe me being out there in my jammies and morning hair scared it some rolleyes1.gif
    Mary
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  • AzzaroAzzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2011
    WOW.......You really did a great job on that oneclap.gif gary
  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2011
    Azzaro wrote: »
    WOW.......You really did a great job on that oneclap.gif gary

    Thank you Gary :D
    Mary
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  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,422 moderator
    edited March 30, 2011
    I like this a lot Mary, very nice!

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  • jeeprjeepr Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
    edited March 30, 2011
    Way cool......I likey!!!!
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2011
    denisegoldberg wrote: »
    I like this a lot Mary, very nice!

    --- Denise

    Thank you Denise :D
    Mary
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2011
    jeepr wrote: »
    Way cool......I likey!!!!

    Thank you ... it was cool the way he'd just stare at me through the fence. Didn't seem bothered by my watching him at all.
    Mary
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  • DJTDJT Registered Users Posts: 353 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2011
    Sure.... you posted this just because of the time I said I had a hawk land on my fence and by the time I got my camera it was gone. Or the time I saw 5 hawks on top of a barn on my way to work and I was cameraless.... You need to make a field trip to Indiana and capture all those shots I seem to miss.

    Nice shots by the way... ;)
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2011
    DJT wrote: »
    Sure.... you posted this just because of the time I said I had a hawk land on my fence and by the time I got my camera it was gone. Or the time I saw 5 hawks on top of a barn on my way to work and I was cameraless.... You need to make a field trip to Indiana and capture all those shots I seem to miss.

    Nice shots by the way... ;)

    Keep tellin' ya ... have your camera with you all the time rolleyes1.gif

    I was lucky tho with this one. He must of been young and not to smart. Otherwise he would of flown away.

    Someday I'll be out there and we can look for Hawks thumb.gif
    Mary
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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2011
    Holy cow Mary!
    That's all I can say.
    Liz A.
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2011
    lizzard_nyc wrote: »
    Holy cow Mary!
    That's all I can say.

    Laughing.gif ... That's what I said when I first saw him in the yard rolleyes1.gif
    Mary
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 20,012 moderator
    edited April 1, 2011
    Cool shot. It was nice of him to pose for you like that. lol3.gif
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    Richard wrote: »
    Cool shot. It was nice of him to pose for you like that. lol3.gif

    It was nice of him wasn't it :D

    Just noticed the change in your avatar rolleyes1.gif
    Mary
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  • YaflyyadieYaflyyadie Registered Users Posts: 558 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    Cool.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Picture # 1 is AmAzInG. WOW.!!!!!!!!!beer.gif
  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    Yaflyyadie wrote: »
    Cool.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Picture # 1 is AmAzInG. WOW.!!!!!!!!!beer.gif

    Thank you .. glad you liked it :D
    Mary
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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    Nice capture Mary!
    Randy
  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    rwells wrote: »
    Nice capture Mary!

    Thank you -- :D
    Mary
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  • Rob PauzaRob Pauza Registered Users Posts: 119 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2011
    Way to go Mary. Both shots are great, but I love the first. It has a really voyeuristic quality to it... and you were caught looking. mwink.gif

    Great job.

    -Rob
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  • Wicked_DarkWicked_Dark Registered Users Posts: 1,138 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2011
    late to the accolades party, but I'll add some anyway. these are a testament to your skill, seriously. execution in a difficult situation is always a good test and you passed with flying colors!
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2011
    Rob Pauza wrote: »
    Way to go Mary. Both shots are great, but I love the first. It has a really voyeuristic quality to it... and you were caught looking. mwink.gif

    Great job.

    -Rob

    I was caught peekin' wasn't I rolleyes1.gif

    Thanks for commenting Rob .. glad you liked them.
    Mary
    www.Dogdotsphotography.com
  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2011
    Wicked_Dark wrote: »
    late to the accolades party, but I'll add some anyway. these are a testament to your skill, seriously. execution in a difficult situation is always a good test and you passed with flying colors!

    Thank you for your very kind words :D
    Mary
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