Spotted Harrier

Gallery: AvianPosted April 28, 2011140 views8 comments

Spotted Harrier photographed early in the morning in north-western New South Wales. A large crop but I like the pose. These birds occur in dry open country across inland Australia.

Canon 7D, EF500 f.4 + 1.4x, beanbag on car window, ISO 800, f/8, 1/1600, vertical crop from horizontal image.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 28, 2011 at 7:44 AM

Great pose Simon

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on April 28, 2011 at 9:36 AM

It is a great pose. I like how she is looking down too. (I assume it is a female?)

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 28, 2011 at 10:00 AM

Great Harrier pose, Simon. It's a classic hunting posture, but I rarely see it photographed.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on April 28, 2011 at 10:13 AM

very nice, Simon, I like the classic harrier pose, the habitat shown, and your comp.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on April 28, 2011 at 1:50 PM

The crop works really well with this pose.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on April 28, 2011 at 2:03 PM

Simon,
beautiful comp and great pose. I like it.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 28, 2011 at 5:31 PM

I like the wing position that you have captured, Simon. I also like the way that you have composed this. Nice image.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on April 29, 2011 at 1:15 AM

Simon,
I agree with you about the pose. I also really like the composition you've chosen for this. Have never seen one of these. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments