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Redtail balancing in the wind


Posted by ajhand on Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:17 pm

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This redtail like to hunt voles from the tops of small pines. When it's windy, he finds it hard to keep his balance on such spindly perches, and a lot of wing flapping and foot shifting ensue

1DII, 500 w/ 1.4. ISO 250 1/1000 @ f/7.1

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by Dan Wolin on Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:35 pm
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Sweet shot - sharp as a tack
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by gigo on Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:54 pm
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very sweet picture !

it's amazing what birds can do ! it must be neat to be light :) and of course to have wings in case all else fails !

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by Matthew Whitley on Thu Dec 09, 2004 7:06 pm
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Hey AJ! Are our friends back? Very nice shot!
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by KK Hui on Thu Dec 09, 2004 7:20 pm
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The raised wings in my opinion is the focus of this shot and I miss it, aj ... :(
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by Alan Murphy on Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:28 pm
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I think this is a killer shot AJ.
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by BrianS on Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:28 pm
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Wonderful catch.
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by Jim Urbach on Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:15 pm
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AJ.

Wish you did not have the 1.4x on. Still a great image.

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by Chris Kayler on Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:26 pm
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I actually don't miss the missing wings. Great shot AJ.
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by dfrench200 on Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:47 pm
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I like the crop as it is. The focus to me is the head and the big talons trying to grab the little branch. Great image!!
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by phurd on Thu Dec 09, 2004 11:04 pm
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Very nice, love the detail here. I like the crop also, as Doug pointed out.
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by Mike Wilson on Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:27 am
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Sweet image. Good and sharp. I agree with Jim's comment about shooting it without the TC.
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by LouBuonomo on Fri Dec 10, 2004 9:09 am
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I really like this. You can sense the raptors focus on the task at hand.

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by fredcor on Fri Dec 10, 2004 9:47 am
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Marvelous catch, well timed.
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by Daniel M. on Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:01 am
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nice and sharp and it does not look like it has a steep angle at all
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by Mike Danzenbaker on Fri Dec 10, 2004 11:47 am
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I like this comp. as is; wish I had a cooperative raptor anywhere near me !
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by Tomasz on Fri Dec 10, 2004 3:08 pm
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Great image, AJ!
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