Northern Harrier hunting

Gallery: AvianPosted January 13, 2012209 views9 comments

One of several northern Harriers who are sharing the hunting grounds with Short Eared Owls and Snowy Owls along the shore front .
Eos 1D Mk 1V . Canon 500 mm . + 1.4 . Iso 500 . 1/2500 at F 5.6 . subject distance 32 metres .some cropping .
Critique and comments Welcome . Thank you for looking .

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 13, 2012 at 11:19 PM

Nice catch! I can't even get close to these birds.
Nice position and feather detail, and complimentary BG.
I bet you could bring out the eye a bit more with some selective work, even if it's downcast - as they usually are.
Fine image!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 14, 2012 at 7:33 AM

This image works fine for me: great bird and excellent colors obviously ! Good job ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Doug Backlund on January 14, 2012 at 8:42 AM

I'm also of the opinion that the eye should be more visible, that's my only nit, otherwise a very nice image.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on January 14, 2012 at 9:39 AM

Very nice flight shot, Suzanne. Nice detail in the harrier and great background colors. I agree with Sandy and Doug, it would be nice to see a bit more of the eye, however this is a great image as posted. Great job.

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Comment posted by dan elster on January 14, 2012 at 12:42 PM

Great. These birds are so fast and erratic, I rarely even go for a flight shot. The eye not showing is a small bummer, but that's only because the bar is set so high on this website. Superb shot!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 14, 2012 at 11:23 PM

Beautiful light, Suzanne. Excellent detail in the Harrier and I like the characteristic downward gaze.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 15, 2012 at 11:15 AM

Excellent flight image, Suzanne.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 15, 2012 at 12:10 PM

This is really nice Suzanne. I love the hunting flight position and the very nice BG. I think you could bring up the brightness on the image overall. Doing so would bring out a bit more detail in the face and eye area. In the larger version I can see the eye and a bit more light there would make a big difference I think.

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Comment posted by William Bickle on January 15, 2012 at 5:58 PM

Hello Suzanne

Excellent, I like the head position , searching for those little rodents.
I don't mind the eye , love the wing position and great detail.

I think a female ? Males are more grey.

Was it handheld?

Thanks for sharing.

Bill

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