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Talon stretched Marsh Harrier.

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Posted by Major Gilbert on April 13, 2008 at 3:44 PM
Talon stretched Marsh Harrier.
D2X's + 600mm AFS II + 1.4 conv.
1/2000 @ f5.6
ISO 250.
WB: Auto
Ex Comp -0.7ev
Adobe RGB
Colour mode II.
Tone Comp Less Contrast
Sharpening None.
Cropped to suit.
Sky darkened slightly with levels.


Major.
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on April 13, 2008 at 4:05 PM
Very cool :jump: :eek: .

Phil.

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Michael John O' Ma on April 13, 2008 at 4:13 PM
Excellent. Excellent. Excellent. :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on April 13, 2008 at 4:24 PM
Good image Major.
Posted by Stuart McCrae on April 13, 2008 at 4:40 PM
Very nice image of a bird high on my hit list :toast:
Posted by Paul Inglis on April 13, 2008 at 6:14 PM
Hi Major,

WOW! :cool:

Great flight capture!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Ian Mason on April 13, 2008 at 6:49 PM
Wonderful! I had the pleasure of seeing one of these a couple of weeks ago when out with a bird club - I wouldn't have known what it was. I understand there are very few of them around nowadays. Wish I had a pic as good as this!
Posted by Tim Munsey on April 14, 2008 at 3:20 AM
:cool: :wavey:

Tim
Posted by Andy Astbury on April 14, 2008 at 3:20 AM
That's on heck of a cool capture Major - different - and begs the question "what happened next?" - nice one :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on April 14, 2008 at 5:57 AM
Wonderful capture of a great bird Major.
John :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on April 14, 2008 at 8:39 AM


Nice capture Major :toast:

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Paula Graham on April 14, 2008 at 1:13 PM
Some shot, that. Very good, well done indeed.
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on April 14, 2008 at 1:16 PM
:toast: :toast: Excellent :toast: :toast:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on April 14, 2008 at 1:47 PM
Perfect timed headturn to catch the light, and great position caught Major,

Beauty :toast: :toast:

Alan
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on April 15, 2008 at 2:39 AM
Great capture! Well done.
Posted by Paul Ashton on April 15, 2008 at 11:59 AM
Nice one Major. Hellishly difficult to get anywhere near enough to these guys.