Motif: Harris Hawk Pano

Posted by scubastu on Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:53 am

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This was taken over the summer at the Grouse Mountain Birds In Motion Flying Demonstration, Grouse Mountain BC

Canon EOS 10D, EF100-400L f5.6, 1/1600, 400 ISO.

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by eSearing on Mon Oct 20, 2003 10:20 am

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great stop motion at 1/1600. No apparent noise at iso400. Would like to have seen some catchlight in the eyes and less sharpness in the background. But overall, great job.

Alternative - perhaps try converting to B&W? might increase the emphasis on the bird and de-emphasize the background.

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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Oct 20, 2003 10:50 am

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This is super cool - I am moving it to the Birds Forum though but it will still show up in FFM as well.

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by Rob Palmer on Mon Oct 20, 2003 10:54 am

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Great shot, good detail and focus which I know is tough with a bird coming right at you.

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by Bill Whala on Mon Oct 20, 2003 12:01 pm

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Beautiful shot. The pano crop works well here.

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by Dennis Olivero on Mon Oct 20, 2003 12:39 pm

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Cool perspective, nice crop and great exposure!

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by Mike Wilson on Mon Oct 20, 2003 1:15 pm

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I love this perspective showing the aerodynamic structure of a flying hawk. So full of life and so interesting to study. I like the little winglets? shown on the leading edge of the wings. Great shot.

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by Bart Breet on Mon Oct 20, 2003 1:29 pm

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Cool shot!

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by Alan Murphy on Mon Oct 20, 2003 5:24 pm

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Stu, The bird is awesome and although the BG is in focus, the fact that its all green makes it work. Its just a little tight in the frame.

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by scubastu on Mon Oct 20, 2003 5:59 pm

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Thanks Guys for the comments! I've printed this as a 10x30 in my office. Actually the winglets (I can't remember the proper term) is a deformity. In regular Harris Hawks, that part tucks up close to the leading edge of the main wing.

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by LHays on Mon Oct 20, 2003 6:52 pm

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Wow...you gotta love this one coming at you. Nice choice for the pano...works very well here.

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by Jim Urbach on Mon Oct 20, 2003 7:36 pm

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Stu,

Great capture. LOve the aerodynamic aspects of this. For printing I'd select out the BG and apply a blur to it.

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by Chip Estabrooks on Mon Oct 20, 2003 8:28 pm

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Super shot...I'm with Jim on the bg. Works just great at it is.
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by matt kuchta on Tue Oct 21, 2003 9:12 am

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Stu,
those winlglets are called the alula.

nice head-on view.
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by Anthony Medici on Tue Oct 21, 2003 8:16 pm

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You don't mention if the image is a full width crop or not. If it's not, I'd be tempted to rotate it to drop the left wing some in the frame and then flip it horizontally. If it is full width, I still might be tempted to flip it horizontally. Cool image.