Red-tailed Hawk with lunch

Gallery: AvianPosted December 1, 20074,197 views15 comments

Hamilton Mountain, Ontario, Canada

60% of full frame, levels, sharpening, and neat image.
Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/400s f/4.5 at 400.0mm iso320

hand held, no flash.

my d200 is on the bench, and the D300 has been tested a bit in the last couple of days. more in here..

http://www.pbase.com/raymondjbarlow/d300_shots

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 1, 2007 at 8:22 PM

Let me be the first to say, this rocks!!!, congrats Raymond

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Sanchez on December 1, 2007 at 8:42 PM

Great flight shot with great timing also. The blurry wings create the sense of motion. I wonder if you could have used a higher ss or (iso)to at least get a shot that stopped the wing motion.. But this is excellent... better than anything I have. Congrats.

Registered on March 22, 2006, 46 Posts, 594 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 1, 2007 at 11:47 PM

Really exciting photo Raymond. I like the sense of motion and action. Beyond good!!

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Manos Papadomanola on December 2, 2007 at 2:04 AM

Great action flight!!!

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Registered on November 11, 2007, 12 Posts, 268 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on December 2, 2007 at 10:07 AM

This is excellent, Raymond.

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on December 2, 2007 at 10:08 AM

Beautifully captured action shot. Very well done.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on December 2, 2007 at 11:22 AM

This is GREAT!
Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 2, 2007 at 12:03 PM

Excellent capture. The feeling of motion is great and the bird is tack sharp where it needs to be. Killer shot

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Fusco on December 2, 2007 at 4:18 PM

Cool action shot, Ray!!

- Paul

Registered on November 17, 2003, 283 Posts, 1163 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Backlund on December 2, 2007 at 9:55 PM

Great shot Raymond!

Registered on September 29, 2005, 252 Posts, 3380 Comments

Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on December 3, 2007 at 1:21 AM

Great action shot, Raymond. Getting a good flight shot is tough enough, but the lunch is a solid bonus. Great stuff!

Registered on October 5, 2007, 58 Posts, 2039 Comments

Comment posted by raymond j barlow on December 3, 2007 at 7:51 AM

thanks everyone, your comments are very much appreciated.

Registered on March 29, 2007, 218 Posts, 964 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on December 3, 2007 at 8:01 PM

Hi Raymond,

A striking image - congrats on capturing it and congrats on your well-deserved EP.

Thanks for sharing this...

Brad