Longtail Shootout at the Hamilton Harbour

Harv

Shot these on the same day I shot the Northern Hawk Owl. Thanks again to my two great friends, Bob and Mao. An incredible day.

1D MkIII, 300 f/2.8L IS plus 1.4xTC

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Thanks for looking.

Ric Grupe

#4

Just the right moment...hesitating mid air offers a better chance at a nice sharply focused shot...which is what you got.

raptorcaptor

Great set Harv, especially the first one!

Are you going to get the 800mm to replace your 500mm?

buddy1

Very nice series. Nice and sharp. The group of four is my favourite.

Harv

Thanks, Ric. Actually, that kind of manouver can seriously fool the predictive AF because of the sudden change in speed. In this case, he was coming in from the side. If it was head on, it would have been tougher.

Thanks a lot, Glenn. Nope, no 800 for me. The 500 was too much to handle for me. Besides, if I need it, my buddy has an order booked for one. I think he's now hearing June availability.

Thanks very much, Buddy.

JohnDC

Great shots, Harv. Great focus, depth-of-field, lighting, and composition (no clipped long tails).
John

Harv

JohnDC wrote:

Great shots, Harv. Great focus, depth-of-field, lighting, and composition (no clipped long tails).
John

Thanks a lot, John.

Harryb

Excellent set

Harv

Harryb wrote:

Excellent set

Thanks a lot, Harry. You're very kind.

jonh68

I think I like 6 and 7. Theres something about capturing flying objects in formation like that and you managed to get great focus on all 4 and the pair.

Harv

jonh68 wrote:

I think I like 6 and 7. Theres something about capturing flying objects in formation like that and you managed to get great focus on all 4 and the pair.

Thanks, John. Actually, if you look closely, you will see 5 ducks in that shot and not 4.

Jet

Wow.. Great work!
I really like #1 and #4

Harv

Jet wrote:

Wow.. Great work!
I really like #1 and #4

Thanks a lot, Jethro.

dbaker1221

fantastic series Harv:ivar

Harv

dbaker1221 wrote:

fantastic series Harv:ivar

Thanks, Dave. Very kind of you to say so.

M. Lentz

Top notch! #1 and #4 stand out for me.

Harv

M. Lentz wrote:

Top notch! #1 and #4 stand out for me.

Thanks very much, Mike. Appreciated.

PrescottPhotog

Harv wrote:

Shot these on the same day I shot the Northern Hawk Owl. Thanks again to my two great friends, Bob and Mao. An incredible day

Great series Harv.. Nice BIF's all, #1 and #4 are my fav's, Sweet..

riddim_maker

Awesome set Harv
Almost seems like a dance in the last couple of shots

Harv

PrescottPhotog wrote:

Great series Harv.. Nice BIF's all, #1 and #4 are my fav's, Sweet..

Thanks a lot, Chris. Those two shots have been pretty popular and are a couple of my favourites as well.

Harv

riddim_maker wrote:

Awesome set Harv
Almost seems like a dance in the last couple of shots

Thanks a lot for the kind words, Russ.