Red-tailed Hawk

RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
edited February 26, 2006 in Wildlife
Went looking for Eagles again this morning. Found 6, but they were about 1/2 mile away. :cry

I was fortunate though to find this guy. At first he was eating his breakfast out in the field, and then flew up on a fence post. Unfortunately, he flew to the south side of the road which caused him to be side lit with shadows. Those Raptors just seem to know how to make it as difficult as possible to capture.

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Thank you for looking,
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited February 24, 2006
    clap.gif nice Rohr!
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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2006
    Gorgeous photographs.......you make it look like a studio portrait.
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  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2006
    I like the first shot the best. What a beautiful bird.
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2006
    Nice captures, Steve. I'm wondering where the "FLIGHT" shots of this purdy bird are? ne_nau.gifne_nau.gifne_nau.gifheadscratch.gifheadscratch.gif:D
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2006
    Thank you for your comments Any, Nick, William.

    As for you Mike :duel

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    I was unprepared when he took flight and flew right over the top of my truck. So no inflight shots :cry
    Steve
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2006
    Beautiful shots, Steve!

    Is that "natural" bokeh???? It is gorgeous. Looks like a studio shot in a way. I get good bokeh with my 400, but I am often too far away, almost always, to get bokeh like that.

    going back to bed NOW!

    can't type

    b
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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2006
    Wonderful a always Steve! The first one is a stunnerthumb.gif
  • windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2006
    Rohirrim wrote:
    Went looking for Eagles again this morning. Found 6, but they were about 1/2 mile away. :cry

    I was fortunate though to find this guy. At first he was eating his breakfast out in the field, and then flew up on a fence post. Unfortunately, he flew to the south side of the road which caused him to be side lit with shadows. Those Raptors just seem to know how to make it as difficult as possible to capture.

    57584518-L.jpg
    EXIF
    Canon 20D, Canon 500mm f4.0 with 1.4xTC

    57584603-L.jpg
    EXIF
    Canon 20D, Canon 500mm f4.0 with 1.4xTC


    57584632-L.jpg
    EXIF
    Canon 20D, Canon 500mm f4.0 with 1.4xTC


    Thank you for looking,


    so beautiful, so nice.....so wonderful to look at!!

    that lens with your ability works well!!!


    troy
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2006
    hey these rank up there with the best I have seen posted here thumb.gif so good I drove over to a friends and looked with his computer [way better than mine ] and yep very good thumb.gifclap.gif now i have to try harder :cry
    Jeff W

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  • tmlphototmlphoto Registered Users Posts: 1,444 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2006
    Very, very nice clap.gif .
    Thomas :D

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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2006
    ginger_55 wrote:
    Beautiful shots, Steve!

    Is that "natural" bokeh???? It is gorgeous. Looks like a studio shot in a way. I get good bokeh with my 400, but I am often too far away, almost always, to get bokeh like that.

    going back to bed NOW!

    can't type

    b

    Thank you Ginger, Yep that's the natural bokeh of the lens. I was fortunate to have a nice background, now if I just would have had a natural perch and a front lit bird, it would have been perfect.
    Steve
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2006
    Thusie wrote:
    Wonderful a always Steve! The first one is a stunnerthumb.gif

    Thank you Thusie, I didn't mention that I think he was eating a squirrel in that first shot. lol3.gif
    Steve
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2006
    windoze wrote:
    so beautiful, so nice.....so wonderful to look at!!

    that lens with your ability works well!!!


    troy

    Thank you Troy, I appreciate your comments.
    Steve
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2006
    jwear wrote:
    hey these rank up there with the best I have seen posted here thumb.gif so good I drove over to a friends and looked with his computer [way better than mine ] and yep very good thumb.gifclap.gif now i have to try harder :cry

    Thank you very much Jeff.
    Steve
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  • gildcogildco Registered Users Posts: 179 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    Magnificent shots
    The hawk shots are razor sharp, the contrast of the sharply focused birds against a softly blurred background is pleasing to the eye, and the framing is complementary. As usual, professionally done and a pleasure to view. Keep the pictures coming.
    Rohirrim wrote:
    Went looking for Eagles again this morning. Found 6, but they were about 1/2 mile away. :cry I was fortunate though to find this guy.]
    Gil
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    Excellent Steve. Love that smooth background on the last two. clap.gif
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    tmlphoto wrote:
    Very, very nice clap.gif .

    Thank you Thomas, I appreciate your comments.
    Steve
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    Excellent Steve. Love that smooth background on the last two. clap.gif

    Thank you Gil and Harry, I was truly fortunate to have a great background.
    Steve
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