falcon/hawk - donno what it is

explorish

hi,

took a small ride outside yesterday, and spotted some beautiful birds circling around looking for some lunch. Have no idea if they are eagles, falcons or hawks, think hawks, but am not sure.

First, got a look at their cool feather patterns



then one of them came closer, focusing on lunch search



still focused, not realizing that it came so close to the ...camera



but then finally looked up for a pose



My first wildlife closeup shots. Felt amazing. I begin to understand you guys ...

jwear

congrats --a little practice with exposure and speeds will give you better results next time -I think it is a kite but not sure

explorish

thanks jwear. practice indeed - i had settings messed up, forgot iso on 200, put up shooting speed at 1250; f/stop wouldnt go below 5.5. no idea. image came out very dark, had to enhance fill light. oh well. this is how we learn.
just checked out the tips and resources page and was overwhelmed with the links. it will take me 75 years to read all that, but - beginning is toughest.