Please release me, let me go...(12 pics)

davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
edited May 7, 2006 in Wildlife
The Raptor Release in Minnesota.

I, like most people think that the shots that I take, suck.
Not this time. I'm really happy with what I got. Most of these are
cropped quite a bit, one, I really need to do over cause I tried to
remove someones head from the shot, but I didn't do a very good job of it.
Canon XT, Canon 70-300is lens. PSE4 for post.
Coopers hawk

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The First Red Tailed Hawk
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The Second Red Tailed Hawk
This gentleman won the chance to release this hawk by having his named pulled
from a bowl. The names of people that joined the rapter center at the release
were the ones with their names in the bowl.
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The Bald Eagle
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dave.

Basking in the shadows of yesterday's triumphs'.

Comments

  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2006
    GREAT series Dave and the #3 eagle shot is thumb.gifthumbthumb.gifthumb
  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2006
    Awesome series, Dave! I love the #6 shot of the gentleman cradling the hawk. The look on his face is priceless....and the look on the hawk's is too!!!! The eagle shots are truly incredible. You must be beyond pleased!!! Hope you have more! clap.gif
  • Mr. 2H2OMr. 2H2O Registered Users Posts: 427 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2006
    Super Nice
    Dave, the isolation shots of the birds in the air are really great - nice job!
    Mike
    Olympus E-30
    IR Modified Sony F717
    http://2H2OPhoto.smugmug.com
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 7, 2006
    An outstanding set Dave. It must have been a thrill to attend the release.
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited May 7, 2006
    Thanks everyone.

    Harry your right, it was a thrill. I may never get to see a bald eagle
    released again. I'm so happy that I didn't blow it.

    They said that the eagle weighed in at 14 pounds, 2 pounds more than
    any other eagle that they had released.


    Thanks again.
    dave.

    Basking in the shadows of yesterday's triumphs'.
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