Harrier

Gallery: AvianPosted November 5, 2011258 views13 comments

I photographed this guy last January out at Farmington Bay WMA here in northern Utah...

1DIV @ 700mm
1/2000 f/7.1 iso1250

Thanks for your comments and suggestions!

John

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on November 5, 2011 at 10:56 AM

Nice capture John. Good balance of color and retaining whites. I am wondering if cropping out the left side plant stalks would help this already great image. I am envious as I have tried and failed to get good Harrier images

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 5, 2011 at 10:56 AM

Excellent John. Really like how we can see almost the entire underside of this male including the flared tail and the way the head stands out against the white of the wing. Whites are well exposed and sharpness looks good. Comp works well for me also.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on November 5, 2011 at 11:53 AM

I like the spot of blood on the white underside and the intense stare. A very difficult bird to get but it's nice and sharp in this image.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 5, 2011 at 11:56 AM

Very nice. Good flight position; nice setting.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on November 5, 2011 at 12:12 PM

This is superb in every way! Congrats!

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on November 5, 2011 at 2:57 PM

Nicely composed and very good techs; good timing on the tail flare. Interesting color palette, too.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on November 5, 2011 at 4:46 PM

Wonderful shot of the male, love the setting and how well he stands out. The detail is great and that fanned tail is a bonus too. Great shot!

Ray

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on November 5, 2011 at 6:18 PM

Such a beautiful setting for this specimen. A very nice photo John.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on November 5, 2011 at 10:10 PM

John, this is great, I really like the matching colors of the harrier and the background!

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on November 5, 2011 at 11:46 PM

Sweet image of the Grey Ghost. Very nice job on the exposure holding detail in the whites.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on November 6, 2011 at 12:10 AM

Wonderful capture John, love the way the subject is set in the frame and the harmonious colours of the background!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 7, 2011 at 11:55 PM

Killer flight photo of this handsome fellow John

I especially like the spread tail feathers.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 9, 2011 at 11:09 PM

Love the snowy setting, wing and tail position here John

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