Red-shouldered Hawk

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11-01-2010, 06:27 PM
Alan Murphy

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Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Upper Texas Coast

D3, 300, ISO 640, f5.6, 1/3200.

One from Thursday.
11-01-2010, 07:05 PM
Arthur Morris

Beyond perfect. May we assume that this bird was looking at your decoy owl? Is this a migrant? DOF and dorsal view amazing.
11-01-2010, 07:17 PM
Daniel Cadieux

Don't know how this can be topped! Wing spread, tail spread, look-back glance - you have it all here. The plumage is mesmerizing...:cool:
11-01-2010, 08:11 PM
Alfredo Fernández

This is just about perfect..
how did you attract it? are you know making raptor set-ups? if you do, it will be awesome to have an ebook about that :cool:
Cheers from peru
Alfredo
11-01-2010, 08:14 PM
Arthur Morris

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfredo Fernández

This is just about perfect. How did you attract it? are you know making raptor set-ups? if you do, it will be awesome to have an ebook about that :cool: Cheers from peru Alfredo

Many folks (and I am assuming that Alan did so here) use decoy owls to attract raptors into photographic range. A plastic owl usually adorned with some type of (legal) feathers is mounted on some sort of tall pole. Not quite enough there for a guide :) I am pretty sure that I wrote about the technique as long ago as in the original ABP.
11-01-2010, 08:20 PM
Alfredo Fernández

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arthur Morris

Many folks (and I am assuming that Alan did so here) use decoy owls to attract raptors into photographic range. A plastic owl usually adorned with some type of (legal) feathers is mounted on some sort of tall pole. Not quite enough there for a guide :) I am pretty sure that I wrote about the technique as long ago as in the original ABP.

Thank you,
i dont think that would work here (peru) as were a live (lima) the only species of owls you can find are as big as a pigeon, and i also dont know where can i get one of those.
im looking forward to buy the original ABP, as i alreadsy own the DIGITAL BASICS and the ABPII
are there other technike (?)(sorry about my bad english, how do you write that?) to shoot raptors??
Thanks
11-01-2010, 08:27 PM
Arthur Morris

Hey Alfredo, Hola! Your English is much better than my Spanish :0 "techniques" is the right spelling.

Aside from photographing raptors at hard to find nesting sites some folks use live bait to attract them, a starling tied to a perch with a string and then jerked when a raptor flies over, or a pet store mouse in a glass globe to attract a kestrel.

I am not passing judgement here, just passing along information so please all, do not shoot the messenger :)
11-01-2010, 08:36 PM
Andrew McLachlan

Hi Alan, nothing more to add - stunning!
11-01-2010, 08:42 PM
Doug Brown

As good as it gets Alan! Truly stunning!
11-02-2010, 12:09 AM
Pieter de Waal

Well Alan nothing to add here, a perfect flight shot. I love the mottled feather detail and eye contact. Must have been pretty close with a 300mm.
11-02-2010, 12:28 AM
Jeff Dyck

Just sickening!
11-02-2010, 03:21 AM
Lorant Voros

Just want to say than you for posting this. Your work is truly amazing.
11-02-2010, 03:48 AM
Duane Noblick

A clear view and example of how this Raptor got it's name....amazing photograph.
11-02-2010, 06:02 AM
Ákos Lumnitzer

Hi Alan
This is supreme mate. I am in awe, again. ;) Just perfect..... I wonder if the decoy owl would work in Australia. I must try..... Not sure about the Starling, maybe the glass mouse, now that's a bit more humane I think....

:)
11-02-2010, 07:35 AM
Alan Murphy

For the record, no mouse or bird was using in the process of taking this image. I used a decoy Owl.
11-02-2010, 07:43 AM
Ákos Lumnitzer

I think you mentioned before about using a decoy owl. Man, they must work wonders. :) Cheers
11-02-2010, 10:05 AM
Stu Bowie

Superb flight angle, with incredible detail. Very well captured.
11-02-2010, 10:24 AM
Kaustubh Deshpande

Definitely one of the best. Great dorsal view with details...and the head turn takes it to the top.
11-02-2010, 03:48 PM
Bill Dix

Just spectacular. This one has it all. Congrats on a real winner.
11-03-2010, 11:00 PM
Harshad Barve

this is stunner
TFS
11-04-2010, 11:12 AM
Gizzo Sparkes

Absolutely stunning shot.
11-05-2010, 08:25 AM
Charles Scheffold

I love that you can really see the red shoulders - probably the best example of that I've ever seen. Nice!!!

Charles
11-09-2010, 10:59 PM
Peter den Hartog

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G ...

I never heard about the decoy owl technique.. (or forgotten about it when I read the classic ABP) I'll look for it tonight.. at least I'd like to know more about it...