Avian Captive and Hand of Man IOTW 10/16/2008 John Harper

[James Shadle]

Congratulations John Harper!
African Fish Eagle

Hi There

Been a while since I posted any shots, as work has got in the way of photography... still I am able to make some trips to my usual haunt here in the UK of the Hawk Conservancy Trust to watch the flying demonstrations of various Birds of Prey.

One of my favourites is African fish eagle "Othello" who manages to pluck some food from a small water bowl to demonstrate his natural behaviour of catching fish from lakes. its always quite a challenge to capture a shot just after the big splash, and have focus on the eye, a nice big splash, and both of wings in the frame.

But now and again I capture a shot that I like.

John

EOS 1DMKIII EF 300 F4L ISO 400 1/2000 @ F5

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Congratulations, John!

[Aidan Briggs]

Conrats, John. Well deserved!

[Gus Cobos]

Congratulations John...:cool:

[John Harper]

Hi There

Thank you all for your kind words I was truly surprised to be chosen, as haven't been posting many images recently, work has got in the way.

But I appreciate the honour thank you once again.

John

[Julie Kenward]

Beautiful image, John! You did a great job of capturing the action and bringing this image to life.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi John A winner since I first saw it !!!

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Congratulations John!!!

[Fabs Forns]

Impressive action! Way to go :)

[Phil Ertel]

Great action, love the splash. Congratulations!

[Jason Searle]

Congratulations John great action shot

[Robert Amoruso]

Great action and great job capturing it. Well done.