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Buzzard attempting to lift a rabbit

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Posted by John MacTavish on February 3, 2010 at 8:33 AM
Buzzard attempting to lift a rabbit
On the way home late last night I happened to run over a rabbit. On my way out this morning I caught a buzzard attempting to lift it to the safety of cover to have a meal. Buzzard must have been hungry, because it didn't bother in the slightest with my presence and just carried on trying to lift the meal for a good 15 mins or so

1D3
EF400 2.8LIS + 1.4x
f5
1/160th
ISO320

Converted to black and white

Posted by Chris Johnstone on February 3, 2010 at 10:04 AM
Top shot John,

Blur and motion is excellent. Might need a little clockwise rotation.

Chris
Posted by Ian Macdermott on February 3, 2010 at 12:14 PM
Very nice and different John :smile:


I agree with Chris re the CR
Posted by Mike Andrews on February 3, 2010 at 3:27 PM
Not sure about this one. It is sharp in the important areas (prey and talons), but without your comment I wouldn't have known what bird it was. Perhaps a colour version might be more informative. :confused:
Posted by Paul Hobson on February 3, 2010 at 5:09 PM
second image much better John, great bit of action and different

Paul Hobson
www.paulhobson.co.uk
Posted by Craig Jones on February 3, 2010 at 6:09 PM
Second one for me also John,great capture and story telling image :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on February 4, 2010 at 3:41 AM
I certainly dont think B/W suits the subject. The second is far better. A great opportunist capture.
Posted by David Sewell on February 4, 2010 at 6:57 AM
I agree with others, the second image is much stronger.

David
Posted by Karen Summers on February 4, 2010 at 10:15 AM
Second image for me and well caught