African Marsh Harrier

Gallery: AvianPosted November 21, 2012176 views6 comments

I shot this Marsh Harrier flying by a local hide in the West Coast National Park in South Africa. I like the late afternoon light and eye contact. I am really enjoying the D4 for its ability to allow you to underexpose quite significantly to drive up the shutter speed.

Model: NIKON
Lens (mm): 1000
ISO: 800
Aperture: 8
Shutter: 1/8000
Exp. Comp.: -1.3

Thank you for looking and commenting.

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Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on November 21, 2012 at 2:46 PM

I like the wing position and the eye looks good . Colors are great -- not too fond of the horizon cutting thru the bird

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on November 21, 2012 at 5:59 PM

Nice light, BG, position, and sharpness Neal. Well done.

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on November 21, 2012 at 7:23 PM

Really nice. Excellent lighting and detail. Enjoying the wing position.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 22, 2012 at 8:44 AM

No nits. The horizon location doesn't bother me. In fact it provides the only leading line in the image.

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Comment posted by May Haga on November 23, 2012 at 1:42 PM

Excellent flight capture Neal.
May

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on November 26, 2012 at 10:26 PM

Wonderful flight shot full of detail, I like the wing position and seeing the orange eye color, excellent shot.

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