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Posted by rich098 on Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:09 pm

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Northern Harrier

Taken at Jones Beach today. Had a two hour lunch break today, very
slow at the beach. Fred and I were having a corona or two and a slice
of pizza, when the Harrier flew right in front of us, I dropped my
corona and was able to get a shot or two. No way in hell Freddy was
going to drop his corona for any bird!

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by Glenn Bartley on Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:15 pm

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Nice one Richard. Worth the sacrifice!

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by dhkaiser on Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:19 pm

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That is what I call eye contact! Super.

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by Paul Fusco on Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:56 pm

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I'd drop a Corona for this one!

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by Gerald J Romanchuk on Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:19 pm

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Great head-on shot!

I'd drop a Molson's for this anyday

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by patpasquale-nyc on Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:22 pm

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[quote="rich098"
No way in hell Freddy was
going to drop his corona for any bird!
[/quote]

dat freddy and his coronas:)

U nailed this shot. i guess it was a good lunch break~

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by Dan Wolin on Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:59 pm

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Now nif it was a Negro Medelo I am not sure...Sweet head on shot.

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by LHays on Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:22 pm

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Richard
You sure have had a run of good luck with the raptors lately. Another beauty. Not many things worth dropping a Corona for.....but this one was worth it!!

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by SolPics on Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:00 pm

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Nice shot. You can always get another Corona.

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by Kim Steininger on Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:53 am

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Definitely worth dropping the Corona! I've pretty much given up trying to photograph these guys around here!

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by Larry Kaufman on Wed Nov 02, 2005 7:32 am

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Awesome shot Rich and very funny story on one's priorities. A two hour lunch with Beer and Pizza sounds good to me even without the awesome head-on Harrier shot!

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by Chris Kayler on Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:12 am

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Very nice Rich!!!! I'd personally place him a tiny bit more right in the frame.

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by Terence P. Brashear on Wed Nov 02, 2005 12:39 pm

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Rich

You realize the beer foul impacts the image rating

The fact that you were able to react so qucikly and get the image if great.
I think I'd have to hang onto my "Summit" though.

Great capture.

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:56 pm

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Richard,

Excellent Harrier flight shot. It's alot easier to order another beer than it is to get a great flight shot. You made the right choice!

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by KK Hui on Wed Nov 02, 2005 7:17 pm

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Sweet light and sharpness, Rich!

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by Christopher Dodds on Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:18 pm

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I'd drop a case for this one, Rich. Stunning eye contact and super sharpness / detail.

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