{"id":110557,"date":"2022-05-02T04:13:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T10:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=110557"},"modified":"2022-05-02T04:54:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T10:54:16","slug":"male-northern-harrier-taking-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/02\/male-northern-harrier-taking-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Male Northern Harrier Taking Off"},"content":{"rendered":"

Completing the series.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

A week ago today I photographed a male Northern Harrier as he was taking off from a post near the entrance station to the Antelope Island causeway. Five days ago I posted this photo as a standalone, thinking that none of my subsequent photos of him in flight were “sharp enough”. In the interim I changed my mind. I like two of them well enough to repost this one and include the other two as a three image series.<\/p>\n

I like all three photos because of their dynamic takeoff and flight postures. Prior to takeoff the harrier had been facing to my left and into the fairly stiff south breeze but at the last second he fooled me, twisted on his perch, and headed…<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

in the direction he’s looking. After this shot in the burst I lost focus on him for a single frame but…<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

reacquired focus for one more photo before he was traveling so fast and erratically I began to cut off body parts.<\/p>\n

The dark background is an asphalt parking lot that I thought I’d hate but I ended up liking the ‘gray on gray’ effect. I think his flight posture in all three photos accurately represents how fast he was accelerating and provides a (valid?) excuse for beginning to cut off body parts.<\/p>\n

This is a series I wish I had another chance at. If I’d known he was going to twist and take off in the opposite direction I expected him to I’d probably have more flight shots of him that I like.<\/p>\n

But if there’s one thing I’ve learned in 14 years of attempting flight shots it’s that in bird photography there are no do-overs. You get it right the first time or you just don’t get it.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Completing the series. (3 photos)<\/p>\n

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