k-hawinkler Posted June 16, 2011 Share #1 Â Posted June 16, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Truly soaring champions. Sometimes one can see dozens of them soaring high above the valley floor. Â [ATTACH]262916[/ATTACH] Â [ATTACH]262917[/ATTACH] Â [ATTACH]262918[/ATTACH] Â [ATTACH]262919[/ATTACH] Â [ATTACH]262920[/ATTACH] Â [ATTACH]262921[/ATTACH] Â [ATTACH]262922[/ATTACH] Â M9 + TE 135/4 Â K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 Hi k-hawinkler, Take a look here Flyover Of One Turkey Vulture (7 images). I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pauledell Posted June 16, 2011 Share #2 Â Posted June 16, 2011 K-H, Â A spectacular series. Each with great composition, moment, colors lighting and sharpness. This is a terrific job that couldn't have been done better with a DSLR.. Â Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl-Albert Posted June 16, 2011 Share #3 Â Posted June 16, 2011 superb ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allamande Posted June 17, 2011 Share #4 Â Posted June 17, 2011 Great action in this set and wonderful detail. You can make a flip book with these images and see the bird move. Â Ece Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share #5 Â Posted June 19, 2011 Paul, Karl-Albert, Ece, Â Thank you. Â K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted June 20, 2011 Share #6 Â Posted June 20, 2011 Were you lying on your back in the dessert with an empty canteen? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share #7 Â Posted June 20, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Al, Â Exactly. Thanks, :D Â K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 20, 2011 Share #8 Â Posted June 20, 2011 K-H - Â Excellent set. From the title I expected it them to be in the Four Corners region. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share #9 Â Posted June 20, 2011 Stuart, Â Thank you. No, I saw this bird right here on my morning walk. There are quite a few around locally. Some of them are roosting in Bandelier National Monument in high Ponderosa pines. I used to be able to see groups of them from my office window soaring high up on thermals. Just for the fun of it, it seemed. Â This particular bird flew relatively low overhead but with great speed on a very windy day. It came from the direction of Los Alamos / Jemez Mountains and was generally heading towards Bandelier. I was walking at the edge of town in White Rock next to the 43 square miles National Lab area. Â BTW, a few minutes later this turkey vulture was followed by another one. Same flight path. I have a similar set of photos of that vulture as well. Â Best, K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz_Hillbilly Posted June 21, 2011 Share #10  Posted June 21, 2011 K-H, A spectacular series. Each with great composition, moment, colors lighting and sharpness. This is a terrific job that couldn't have been done better with a DSLR..  Paul  Certainly an achievement (and fun) to get a shot of this bird in flight with an M9 and 135mm lens but "spectacular series" and "couldn't get better with a DSLR" are just silly statements.  Of course a DSLR with a big auto focus tele lens would be a better tool for the job. I don't see too many top bird photographers using an M9. The images would likely be sharper (not over sharpened post processing), higher resolution with more detail due to less cropping, better contrast etc  Anyway - nice memories under the circumstances but I'm sure you weren't expecting to win any bird photography awards with this series.  Cheers  Oz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted June 21, 2011 Share #11 Â Posted June 21, 2011 I think you should submit the pictures to a stock agency - entitle them "Insurance Ad Art". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share #12 Â Posted June 21, 2011 pico, Â Many thanks. Okay. Which agency do you have in mind? These images are heavily cropped. Â Best, K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz_Hillbilly Posted June 22, 2011 Share #13  Posted June 22, 2011 I think you should submit the pictures to a stock agency - entitle them "Insurance Ad Art".  Come on - let's not kid ourselves here. Do you think the images shot with an M9 and 135mm lens can compete with images like the one shown in this link? DSLR and super tele will always win in situations like this.  NatureScapes.Net • View topic - Turkey Vulture  I'm not saying K-H shouldn't be happy with getting the shot but please keep some perspective when it comes to gushing accolades or sending him off to a photo agency....  Oz. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share #14 Â Posted June 22, 2011 Oz, Â Very nice image indeed. Thanks for the link. Â Best, K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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