Northern Harrier

Posted by Ron Green on Mon Jun 14, 2004 7:06 pm

All times are UTC-05:00

0 people like this post

| 19 posts |

Page 1 of 1

Harrier perched in tidal marsh looking for (frog) dinner at twilight; Whidbey Island, Washington. Nikon D2H, 600mm Nikkor, 500 ISO, 1/1000 @ f8, Raw, cropped to 8x10 format from 8x12. Lens on big Gitzo spread low with Wimberley.

Ron Green shoots birds just for the fun of it!

Posted by:
Ron Green
Forum Contributor

Posts: 96
Joined: 19 May 2004

by Ken Newcombe on Mon Jun 14, 2004 7:25 pm

Ken Newcombe
Forum Contributor

Posts: 1394
Joined: 14 Sep 2003
Location: Dundas, Ontario, Canada

Visit website

Nice image Ron. The wing stretch and the perch is ideal.

0 people like this post

by Sandy Mossberg on Mon Jun 14, 2004 7:51 pm

Sandy Mossberg
Lifetime Member

Posts: 5802
Joined: 17 Aug 2003
Location: Boynton Beach, FL USA

Visit website

Beautiful image, Ron. It has a wild, painterly look. Crop out the OOF area below and it's over the top for me.

Sandy Mossberg
Boynton Beach, Florida, USA
[url=http://www.sandymossberg.com][b]SandyMossberg.com[/b][/url]
NSN 0015

0 people like this post

by Jim Probst on Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:22 pm

Jim Probst
Forum Contributor

Posts: 1093
Joined: 21 Aug 2003
Location: Southern California

Visit website

Ron,

The pose and detail are excellent! Wonderful image!

Jim Probst
[url=http://www.naturescapes.net/membership.htm]NSN 0034[/url]

0 people like this post

by whf4 on Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:30 pm

whf4
Forum Contributor

Posts: 4297
Joined: 11 Mar 2004
Location: OH

Ooh! Ooh! After trying this winter for harriers, I can tell you that this si what I was tryign for and didn;t get...

very very good; agree with Sandy about cropping the OOF forground!

0 people like this post

by KK Hui on Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:37 pm

KK Hui
Moderator

Posts: 42681
Joined: 21 Aug 2003
Location: Hong Kong, China
Member #:00536

View portfolio
Visit website

A very fine image, Ron!
Would also go with Sandy's crop suggestion ...

KK Hui FRPS
Fellow of The Royal Photographic Society
Personal Website | Portfolio @ Flickr

Lifetime Member NSN 0536

0 people like this post

by Len Backus on Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:47 pm

Len Backus
Forum Contributor

Posts: 408
Joined: 25 Aug 2003
Location: Oshkosh, WI

They are such a cool bird. Nice catch.

http://www.LenBackus.com

0 people like this post

by E.J. Peiker on Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:57 pm

E.J. Peiker
Senior Technical Editor

Posts: 86788
Joined: 16 Aug 2003
Location: Arizona
Member #:00002

View portfolio

This is a totally excellent shot - I love it!

E.J. Peiker http://www.EJPhoto.com
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/EJ-Peiker-Nature-Photographer/

0 people like this post

by Cindy Marple on Mon Jun 14, 2004 9:22 pm

Cindy Marple
Moderator

Posts: 29621
Joined: 21 Aug 2003
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Member #:00038

View portfolio
Visit website

I like this a lot just as is. I also thought of the crop even before reading the other comments. This is really a great image with the wings all spread, a beautiful perch to boot.

Cindy Marple
www.cindymarplephoto.com

0 people like this post

by Wayne Nicholas on Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:12 pm

Wayne Nicholas
Forum Contributor

Posts: 5751
Joined: 21 Aug 2003
Location: Houston, TX USA
Member #:00046

View portfolio
Visit website

Sweet shot, Ron. She looks ready to pounce. Beautiful setting.

[b]Wayne Nicholas[/b]
[b]Nanpa Member[/b]
[url=http://www.naturescapes.net/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=25][b]Texas Regional Moderator[/b][/url]
[color=blue][url=http://www.NicholasNaturePhoto.com][b]NicholasNaturePhoto[/b][/color][/url]
[color=blue][url=http://waynenicholas.naturescapes.net][b]Naturescapes Portfolio[/b][/color][/url]
[b]NSN 0046[/b]

0 people like this post

by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:45 pm

RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto
Forum Contributor

Posts: 6509
Joined: 21 Aug 2003
Location: pasadena, ca.

Visit website

Great image of one of my favorite birds. The green moss on the rock is a very nice added element.

http://www.gon2foto.net (current site)
The grandeur of nature is God's glory.

0 people like this post

by Jill on Tue Jun 15, 2004 12:04 am

Jill
Forum Contributor

Posts: 2978
Joined: 17 Aug 2003
Location: Miami FL

Sandy Mossberg wrote:Beautiful image, Ron. It has a wild, painterly look. Crop out the OOF area below and it's over the top for me.

Ron, I fully agree!!!

Jill Rosenfield

0 people like this post

by NDCheryl on Tue Jun 15, 2004 6:03 am

NDCheryl
Lifetime Member

Posts: 16434
Joined: 19 Aug 2003
Location: Ft Wayne, IN
Member #:00026

View portfolio
Visit website

Excellent pose well captured. I like this a lot.

Cheryl Ertelt
http://www.photosphrases.com
NSN 0026 LTM

0 people like this post

by BrianS on Tue Jun 15, 2004 7:10 am

BrianS
Lifetime Member

Posts: 3462
Joined: 29 Oct 2003
Location: Ashburn, VA
Member #:00196

View portfolio
Visit website

Well Done.

[b]Brian Spangler[/b]
[url=http://brianspangler.naturescapes.net][b][u]http://brianspangler.naturescapes.net[/u][/b][/url]
[url=http://www.naturescapes.net/membership.htm][b][u]NSN 0196[/u][/b][/url]

0 people like this post

by Alan Murphy on Tue Jun 15, 2004 7:43 am

Alan Murphy
Lifetime Member

Posts: 27330
Joined: 20 Aug 2003
Location: Houston, Texas
Member #:00014

View portfolio
Visit website

Beautiful tones, great wingstretch and i love the rock. Awesome photo.

Alan Murphy
NSN 0014
www.alanmurphyphotography.com

0 people like this post

by fredcor on Tue Jun 15, 2004 8:24 am

fredcor
Lifetime Member

Posts: 5419
Joined: 14 Oct 2003
Location: Mississauga, ON. Canada
Member #:00186

View portfolio
Visit website

Didn't notice the OOF FG until Sandy mentioned it. Spectacular shot, the white rump and facial disc are terrific.

Frederick Lat Correa

0 people like this post

by Mike Wilson on Tue Jun 15, 2004 11:19 am

Mike Wilson
Forum Contributor

Posts: 16364
Joined: 20 Aug 2003
Location: San Diego, CA

Sweet shot. Especially the behavior.

Mike Wilson
San Diego, Ca
[url=http://www.naturescapes.net/membership.htm]NSN 0047[/url]

0 people like this post

by Kristi Graham on Tue Jun 15, 2004 2:35 pm

Kristi Graham
Regional Moderator

Posts: 2175
Joined: 2 Feb 2004
Location: Houston, Texas
Member #:00273

View portfolio

The color tones in this shot are beautiful!

Kristi Beauchamp Graham
"Life is a gift of nature, but beautiful living is a gift of wisdom." -Aristotle

0 people like this post

by Gilles-27 on Thu Jun 17, 2004 3:15 am

Gilles-27
Forum Contributor

Posts: 250
Joined: 2 Jan 2004
Location: Estonia, the land of the wild

Visit website

A truly wonderful shot Ron. The subtle tons really make it work and show how well the Harrier fits into this area. And the rock really is a bonus plus the windstretch. Like I said an amazing image!

Sven

Sven Začek
*Estonia - the land of the wild*

[url=http://www.zacekfoto.ee]www.zacekfoto.ee[/url]

0 people like this post