DJD
Loc: Seal Beach, CA
It was prime golden hour and I grabbed my 105mm macro and headed to the backyard hoping to find an interesting bug. After searching various flowers with negative results, I looked up and there in the shadows, 25 feet away, I saw a beautiful Cooper's Hawk perched nonchalantly on a Dracaena tree branch. So, of course, with camera in hand I started snapping photos. I slowly approached and got within 15 feet (behind a patio post). Cooper stayed where he was, casually checking out the backyard and me. He didn't appear to have any intentions of leaving, so I went back in the house and grabbed my 80-400 lens and started shooting again. Cooper stayed perched for about 10 minutes before flying off. Sometimes things just fall into place. Best viewed on download.
cosmo54
Loc: Easton, PA but will travel for photos
Excellent!!!!! it was your lucky day!
DJD wrote:
It was prime golden hour and I grabbed my 105mm macro and headed to the backyard hoping to find an interesting bug. After searching various flowers with negative results, I looked up and there in the shadows, 25 feet away, I saw a beautiful Cooper's Hawk perched nonchalantly on a Dracaena tree branch. So, of course, with camera in hand I started snapping photos. I slowly approached and got within 15 feet (behind a patio post). Cooper stayed where he was, casually checking out the backyard and me. He didn't appear to have any intentions of leaving, so I went back in the house and grabbed my 80-400 lens and started shooting again. Cooper stayed perched for about 10 minutes before flying off. Sometimes things just fall into place. Best viewed on download.
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Love these, especially the close-ups!
Wow, what a great moment when preparedness met opportunity! Each shot is very expressive. Fine job!!
Haenzel
Loc: South Holland, The Netherlands
Very nice, mega sharp....!!!!
What f-stop did you use?
If I would spot a hawk over here (which would be unlikely) , I would be very surprised if I would have the time to point my lens at it, from 50 yards, without scaring it away....
Thanks for posting!
Ready at the right place at the right time! You WOW me with this series, good job!
DJD wrote:
It was prime golden hour and I grabbed my 105mm macro and headed to the backyard hoping to find an interesting bug. After searching various flowers with negative results, I looked up and there in the shadows, 25 feet away, I saw a beautiful Cooper's Hawk perched nonchalantly on a Dracaena tree branch. So, of course, with camera in hand I started snapping photos. I slowly approached and got within 15 feet (behind a patio post). Cooper stayed where he was, casually checking out the backyard and me. He didn't appear to have any intentions of leaving, so I went back in the house and grabbed my 80-400 lens and started shooting again. Cooper stayed perched for about 10 minutes before flying off. Sometimes things just fall into place. Best viewed on download.
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Incredible shots, Don. The Cooper's Hawk is a beautiful bird and your capture shows its beauty perfectly.
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