psquared Posted February 1, 2008 Share #1 Posted February 1, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) The harrier has the face that looks like an owl but the rest of the body is that of a hawk. Took this one at Bolsa Chica Ecologic Reserve in Huntington Beach, California. R9/DMR + 800/5.6 A Female Flying In Lunch Time I didn't see the kill, so I'm not sure who killed the prey. Thanks for looking, Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rob_x2004 Posted February 1, 2008 Share #2 Posted February 1, 2008 Very nice. On my screen it looks a bit greenish, and was helped along with a midtones lift in blue, less midtones lift in red, and leaving the green alone, or maybe depressing it a bit. Looks like you have a nice spot for a DMR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marquinius Posted February 1, 2008 Share #3 Posted February 1, 2008 Peter, I'm no "bird man", but these are really wonderfull action photo's! I like #1 best, with the harrier popping out of the bokeh. About the slight green cast Rob mentions: for me maybe in the second picture, the first looks OK on my (calibrated) iMac. Marco Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pramanan Posted February 1, 2008 Share #4 Posted February 1, 2008 Once again nice action captures of the bird, the northern Harrier. With regards, P.Ramanan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 1, 2008 Share #5 Posted February 1, 2008 Peter - Superb, as usual, and I'll send these along, too, to my raptor rescuing friend. (pasaageof an hour or two) My friend had this to say aobut your harrier shots: "Nice shots. Harriers are interesting - they hunt partly by hearing, like owls, and like owls, have a facial disc of stiff feathers to guide sounds to their ears. This one is either a female or a juvenile - the males, which we see infrequently for some reason, are grey with white bellies." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psquared Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted February 1, 2008 Rob, Marco, Ramanan, and Stuart, Thank you for your comments. I'll go look at the color balance again when I get home. I've yet to see a male harrier. I don't know why they're all hiding. Maybe the females do the hunting and bring the meal to the males, who keep the nests clean? Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted February 1, 2008 Share #7 Posted February 1, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Peter Very very nice capture,i lke this bird, it seems majestic and royal ! Beautiful colors too It will need a good patience to shot these pictures: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psquared Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share #8 Posted February 2, 2008 Henri, Thank you very much. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psquared Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share #9 Posted February 2, 2008 Very nice. On my screen it looks a bit greenish, and was helped along with a midtones lift in blue, less midtones lift in red, and leaving the green alone, or maybe depressing it a bit. Looks like you have a nice spot for a DMR. You're right, Rob. Here's a revised version with your suggestions incorporated. [ATTACH]72431[/ATTACH] Thanks, Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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