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Hen Harrier

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Posted by Michael John O' Ma on March 24, 2010 at 4:55 PM
Hen Harrier
From last summer when the weather was better and I still had some camera gear. They have already started sketching out their territorys and should be skydancing in a week or so. Quite a sight. 1Ds II Sigma 500mm 4.5 MJ :wavey:
Posted by Tom_W on March 24, 2010 at 4:59 PM
Oh, now you are talking. A beautiful bird. I have seen two (immature) birds recently in the peak district prospecting for some land - I hope they settle. Lovely shot, looking forward to seeing more.
Posted by Andy Gregory on March 24, 2010 at 8:34 PM
A great shot of a superb bird. :toast:
Posted by Nigel Blake on March 25, 2010 at 1:36 AM
Lovely shot!
Posted by Cliff Young on March 25, 2010 at 4:48 AM
Nice capture, Michael. Bit dark on my monitor but you could probably lift a tad more detail out of the wing shadow without blowing the highlights elsewhere. :wink:
Posted by Mike Smith on March 25, 2010 at 5:30 AM
Surprised this hasn't attracted more comments, I think the male HH is one of the prettiest of the British raptors and are now becoming such a rare sight.

Lovely shot, minor nit is to raise the brightness/gamma but its no biggy :toast:
Posted by Bob Cox on March 25, 2010 at 6:02 AM
As Mike says, they are the most striking of birds, to see one is a thrill, to get a sharp shot of a bird in close range, I would guess rare.

Bob.
Posted by Phil Mclean on March 25, 2010 at 8:16 AM
Never knowingly seen one.But makes me wish I had.

Phil.
Posted by Terry Whittaker on March 25, 2010 at 9:24 AM
Lovely bird. Looks a bit dark on my monitor though.

Terry
Posted by Robert Lawrence on March 25, 2010 at 10:42 AM
I'm not normally a fan of square crops but this does seem to suit the image. I agree it's a bit dark/flat but that should be easy enough to correct.
Posted by Kim Connolly on March 25, 2010 at 10:43 AM
Super shot - nice detail. :toast:
Posted by CLICKMAN38 on March 25, 2010 at 1:16 PM
Wonderful capture. I'm green with envy. Yes , perhaps could do with selective lightening of the left(the Harrier's left) wing. You have to be both lucky and good to get this shot!

Tom J :toast: :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on March 25, 2010 at 3:54 PM
I agree with others that it is a little dark, but what a superb image.

David
Posted by simon manning on March 25, 2010 at 4:59 PM
Its a cracking shot regardless of lightness/darkness or anything else ,and also one that most photographers will never have .So top marks from me Michael :toast:

Simon
Posted by Michael John O' Ma on March 27, 2010 at 4:36 PM
Cheers for all the feedback. I am embarassed to say I am processing my shots with elements 2!

MJ