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Galapagos Hawk_Imm

by Charles Gangas

Gallery: AvianPosted February 19, 2015175 views6 comments
We spent a couple of days looking for the Galapagos Hawk and found a few juveniles flying against the cliffs on a boating trip around one of the islands.

What I found in all but a few of the images from this sequence of shots are the tiny white dots across the image. I'm really not sure what they are–small insects, raindrops, or perhaps sea spray as we were rather close to the shoreline.

Isla Isabela, Galapagos Ecuador

D3s
500mm f/4
1/800s @ f/5.6
ISO 1250
Manual exposure
HH from a boat

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 19, 2015 at 9:11 AM
Beautiful tail on this guy. I love how the light shies through it. Nice capture.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on February 19, 2015 at 9:33 AM
Hi Chuck, great angle and as Jerry mention, nice to have the light beaming through the tail feathers and set against the dark backdrop it 'pops' nicely. Good detail and I like the rain drops. Perhaps a hint more selective USM on the head, WDYT?

TFS
Steve
Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 19, 2015 at 1:43 PM
juveniles flying against the cliffs on a boating trip around one of the islands.

Hmmm. They must have gotten bored with boating and decided to fly. :biggrin:
I suspect the white dots are bird feces. Fine shot of the backlit hawk! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on February 19, 2015 at 8:36 PM
Really like the backlit tail feathers Chuck. Nice job handling the light
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 21, 2015 at 8:19 PM
Beautiful shot with the light coming through the tail Chuck, my guess is the small specks in the air are sea spray. That was a fun shoot. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on February 22, 2015 at 7:07 PM
Chuck,
This is simply a stunning shot. You have brought a lot back from this trip. :toast:
Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments