Fire and Rain

[Doug Brown]

This is what happens when you get a combination of stormy skies in the BG, a brief glimpse of the setting sun, and a curious Northern Harrier. This was about the only good light we had up in Utah last week, so I was happy to have a bird cooperate.



Canon 1D Mark III, 600mm + 1.4x, f/5.6, 1/1250, ISO 800, manual exposure, no flash, hand held

[Mike Lentz]

That image sure has a different look to it! The headturn and sharp facial area is nice.

[Greg Basco]

Doug, I like this a lot. The dramatic lighting and eye contact really make the image. You know, using a tripod is allowed on this forum! You're going to be buff when you get down to Costa Rica in a couple of months from handholding that 600 with a 1.4.

Cheers,
Greg Basco

[Ramon M. Casares]

Excellent pose and light, powerfull dark BG and great colors and detail. Love the comp too. Congratulaitons!

[Krijn Trimbos]

The over the shoulder look, stormy BG and nice light make this one for me! Excellent shot!

[Doug Brown]

You're going to be buff when you get down to Costa Rica in a couple of months from handholding that 600 with a 1.4.

I'm like A-Rod. There's so much pressure here on BPN to produce quality images that I've resorted to steroids in order to hand hold the 600! ;)

[Juan Aragonés]

Superb image Doug, the dark BG and the warm light in the harrier created a terrific drama that it is outstanding. This is my favourite kind of light. Fantastic eye contact, sharpness, etc

terrific handholding technique!

[Don Lacy]

The Hawk really pops against that dark sky, very dramatic image.

[John Blumenkamp]

Hey Doug... wow, that light was intense once the clouds gave way! Awesome image. Along with the light, the look back makes this in my opinion. Great detail as well.