Hunting for breakfast

Gallery: AvianPosted April 14, 2012124 views5 comments

This juvenile Gabar Goshawk was a real menace to all the small birds are a waterhole in the Kgalagadi. It was constantly harassing them to fly so that it could pounce and get an early breakfast. Here is was giving a quick fly-by after an unsuccessful attempt. I was hoping for a kill, but it was not to be.
I like the eye contact and the sharpness of the image. I was shooting from may car and handholding the 5 00mm.

1/2500
F/7.1
ISO 500
Canon 1D MK IV
Canon 500mm

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 14, 2012 at 7:12 PM

Great light on this beautiful raptor. Tack-sharp head and body, and nice eye - I'm not sure why the wings are still blurred at 1/2500th - that should have been enough to get them sharp also. Guess you needed still more SS.
Very fine image!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 15, 2012 at 9:10 AM

Neal, great light and exposure, and really sharp.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on April 15, 2012 at 2:51 PM

Neal it looks great from where i'm sitting.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on April 15, 2012 at 3:58 PM

great light, pose, exposure and details here Neal!!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 17, 2012 at 10:02 AM

Nice image Neal. I lie the fact some motion blur are in the wings. It shows this bird must have a fast wing beat and makes me feel like he was hovering.

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