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Nikolay Staykov - shotlandetsa
03-05-2008, 02:45 AM
This is an image from the last monday. I photograph it while hanging on a cliff hiden in а rock bend.

The harrier noticed me while being few meters away and was really surprised of this meeting ;)

The last shot of the harrier takes half of the frame height.

Canon 40D, 300mm f/4 + 1.4x, 1/1250sec, f8, ISO 400. I think this was a slow speed for fast entering bird at close distance towards me. The two successfull images still suffer from a tag motion blur, though they are taken at 1/1250sec.

levels, s/h, usm, n.r. to blow the focus on the rocks behind the bird.

a 1024 pixel version is available here > (http://www.all4smartphone.com/personal/pics/all4mypicscom/jenski-poslki-blatar-1024_8.jpg)

Axel Hildebrandt
03-05-2008, 02:27 PM
I like the pose and head position. The rock in the BG adds to it.

Chris van Rooyen
03-06-2008, 10:48 AM
Great presence, and the rock adds to it as well. Pity the head is slightly soft