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Focused on the Hunt
Focused on the Hunt
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Birds (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron AF 200-400mm f/5.6 LD IF for Nikon
Location: Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Date: Jun 7, 2005
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 8, 2005

 Taken over a lagoon at Lomas de Arena park in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. This hawk was practically stationary flying into the wind while looking or little morsels to pick out of the water. Took with the Tamon 200-400, at 400mm. Hand held at 1/800 sec. Cropped, USM, tweaked contrast/brightness, resized, USM again.

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 289
Avg (all users): 7.0709
Avg (commenters): 7.9412
Avg (participants): 7.0123
Avg (non-participants): 7.1604
Views since voting: 7206
Views during voting: 510
Votes: 268
Comments: 44
Favorites: 7 (view)

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 07/18/2007 02:21:27 PM
WONDERFUL SHOT!
The wing position and dof makes this pic. Beautiful feather pattern. And hand held? Amazing. I am considering this lens.
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 04/12/2007 12:30:12 PM
Kudos! Very good clarity for a moving subject.
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 04/12/2007 10:53:10 AM
Awesome shot ... great capture!
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 09/01/2006 07:54:09 PM
Well if anyone knows like I do this is a hard pic to get,nice job..
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 06/20/2005 04:27:50 AM
Congrats on a top five win.
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 06/19/2005 08:20:37 PM
A most haunting image. Congratulations on your top 5 placement.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/19/2005 04:30:05 PM
nice shot, very good dof
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 06/19/2005 03:52:19 PM
Very professional looking photo.
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 06/19/2005 12:02:58 PM
Excellent capture of a moving target.
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 06/19/2005 01:48:55 AM
skillfull implementation of this study in flight..very nice
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 06/18/2005 08:53:59 PM
This gets points for difficulty! Great flight shot and so clear.
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 06/18/2005 07:13:56 AM
that is some great focus on a fast moving target. Nicely titled, great bokeh, very cool. I wonder if you could dodge the eyes a little more to increase details?
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 06/17/2005 10:22:43 AM
Well captured and presented. Focus, lighting, DOF all spot on. Very nicely composed. Beautiful subject. Among my top picks.
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 06/17/2005 06:29:35 AM
Beautiful capture.
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 06/17/2005 02:55:26 AM
Beautiful! Composition, detail, color, action - just right!
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 06/16/2005 08:16:08 PM
Great shot! Very clear, and you can really see the bird is actively hunting. I didn't give it a 10, because I really want to see his eye, but the light angle just doesn't quiet allow it. 9. Your shot was my top pick.
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 06/16/2005 08:10:32 PM
very sharp, and i know how hard it is to catch a moving bird. excellent shot.
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 06/16/2005 10:34:21 AM
GREAT ACTION, WONDERFULLY CRISP
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 06/16/2005 08:47:04 AM
Nice capture
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 06/15/2005 06:43:13 PM
One word. Brilliant!
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 06/15/2005 12:22:41 PM
Stunning capture of a magnificent bird.
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 06/15/2005 06:37:37 AM
Phenomenal photo!!!...very nicely captured. I gave it a 9.
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 06/15/2005 12:48:40 AM
should be in the ribbons IMO 10
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 06/14/2005 09:19:35 PM
Beautiful shot! The only thing that I don't like is the position of the wings (down), but not much you could do about that with such a hard subject to shoot.
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 06/14/2005 01:44:59 PM
Wow!! How did you manage to capture that one? Well done :)
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 06/14/2005 11:28:53 AM
Nice image, well done
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 06/14/2005 08:50:36 AM
amazing shot! 10 from me!
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 06/13/2005 09:13:16 PM
Fantastic capture! Amazing. Top finisher I hope.
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 06/13/2005 07:03:19 PM
Beautiful in-flight picture...
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 06/13/2005 06:48:08 PM
Great stop motion shot, captures all the intesity of a bird of pray, nice full frame composition and contrasting background.
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 06/13/2005 05:43:46 PM
This is AWESOME!!!! How you managed to get this SO clear and focused while he is in motion is amazing!! I love it!
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 06/13/2005 03:45:27 PM
awesome ...this will do very well good luck...my fav so far
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 06/13/2005 03:04:22 PM
Okay.....where's the string?? This is one of my top picks. The only thing I'm unsure of is the cropping. It just doesn't feel.....hmmm...perfect like the rest of the elements in this shot. Sorry. 7 Good luck!
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 06/13/2005 11:36:10 AM
excellent panning of the bird
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 06/13/2005 10:01:20 AM
I love birds of prey and you've captured a great shot of one doing what they do best. Great focus and timing. Good luck!
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 06/13/2005 09:08:41 AM
Nice capture, I would have liked to see more detail round the eye.
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 06/13/2005 08:54:21 AM
This is an incredibly difficult photograph to take properly, but you have done a wonderful job. I have lost count how many attempts I have made and failed miserably! Congratulations!
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 06/13/2005 06:58:31 AM
Well done. Stopping a bird in flight in a frame is hard I like that his wings are down.
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 06/13/2005 04:15:18 AM
Nice Capture
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 06/13/2005 03:44:30 AM
wonderful capture.
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 06/13/2005 03:09:48 AM
Nice capture. ..Well done and Good luck
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 06/13/2005 12:49:12 AM
A brilliant stop motion capture - my compliments, lovely crisp focus and shallow DoF, great stuff!
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 06/12/2005 08:27:46 PM
that's real good work... good focus and nice blurred background.. 8
 06/12/2005 08:19:54 PM
Those wings are beautiful. I like the amount of depth you have created. Looks like you have used some serious gear :)
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