Hawk with snake

evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
edited May 2, 2006 in Wildlife
Lunchtime...

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2 hours later they were hungry again. This time a mouse...

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  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    Wish the view was a tad bit closer, but they still have the *wow* factor even at this magnification. Nice work indeedthumb.gif
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    Great captures, well done.

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  • evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    jeff lapoint wrote:
    Wish the view was a tad bit closerthumb.gif

    Yeah, me too (sigh)

    This is already a heavy crop job. 400mm at about 75 yards. Get to close to the nest and mom doesn't come to the nest. Really, I wish I had a nice, long lens. 600 with a nice 1.4 TC would have done it.

    Doggonit, this may be the best (timing and patience wise) bire photo I have ever taken. I really wish I could have cropped it more, or shot it with a longer lens, but I took it as far as I could. It's always something (sigh).

    Thanks for your comment, I really appreciate it. Sorry for whining.

    Cheers
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  • evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    Thanks, Dick
    D200-D70 wrote:
    Great captures, well done.

    Dick.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    I shouldn't look at shots like this before breakfast....:puke mmmm, snake.:D

    If you had a 500, you would need a 600....you know how that goes.

    Cool, Rich. :):
  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    Nice shots. thumb.gif I always enjoy raptors. The lens/distance issues is always the problem. Too far..too close..sun in your face..yada yada yada. If those darn birds would just leart to cooperate. :D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    Very nice Rich. Raptors, chicks, and feeding are a pretty good combo.
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  • evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    Tighter crop
    Upsized even more in ACR, then cropped tighter. The image took a quality hit, but maybe it's better with the tighter crop?

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    evil eggplant wrote:
    Lunchtime...

    67387907-L.jpg

    2 hours later they were hungry again. This time a mouse...

    67387876-L.jpg
    ___________________________________
    "exxxxcellent" -C. Montgomery Burns
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