Birds Of Prey

GREAPER

Here are a few of the shots I took today on a photoshoot at the National Center For Nature Photography,

DavidTO

Beautiful. Can you tell us more about the Center?

Ann McRae

DavidTO wrote:

Beautiful. Can you tell us more about the Center?

I was going to ask the same thing!

Great photos - beautiful birds.

ann

GREAPER

Sure, It's a fantastic place run by a man named Art Weber. They have a permanent gallery of some of the nations top nature photographers. They also host visiting collections.

They offer educational programs as well as nature photoshoots led by Art and Bob Jasky (a naturalist). I go on the photoshoots when they offer opportunities I cannot get on my own.


Check out their website

HERE

wxwax

Nice shots, Greaps, super sharp, great color, nice blur. Thanks for the link. What a great place to go shoot.

Harryb

Hey Brian,

Sweet. Every one is a winner. What lens were you using?

Harry

GREAPER

Sigma 170-500mmm zoom

Here's another (It's a touch gruesome, he just ate) scroll down



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ian408

Greaper,

Those are fantastic!

Ian

GREAPER

Thanks everyone... Here are a few more.

GREAPER

One more just for fun.

DavidTO

My mom loves birds. I sent her the link to this thread, thinking she'd get a kick out of it.

I quote: "Those are great pictures. Who is this guy? He must be/should be famous."

Way to go, Greaper.

GSPeP

Great pictures

pathfinder

GREAPER wrote:

One more just for fun.

Lovely images Greaper. Were these birds free ranging or tethered?

GREAPER

pathfinder wrote:

Lovely images Greaper. Were these birds free ranging or tethered?

tethered.

Thats why the ones that show their feet are gunna take a little work,

SeeMoon

GREAPER wrote:

I like them all but this one best...wow, what a capture!

Andy

Steve Cavigliano

Outstanding!!
Brian,
These are really good. Man, you were close....lol Love the "down the throat" image of the redtail And just about every one of the owl shots


One of the best reasons I've seen yet, to visit Ohio What a great place to have access to


Thanks for sharing,
Steve

TristanP

Fantastic - all of them, but especially the first red-tailed hawk. I love that "pose". That sounds like a great shooting opportunity.

snapapple

Just beautiful Greaper! They almost look three dimensional. I specially like the red tailed hawk and the Harris hawk.

We have red tailed hawks around here. They hunt while soaring over our hillside and sometimes land on our deck railing. I wish I had a better zoom lens so I could get some pictures.

These are really super pictures. Well done.