{"id":51305,"date":"2017-09-02T05:21:19","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T11:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=51305"},"modified":"2017-09-02T05:39:17","modified_gmt":"2017-09-02T11:39:17","slug":"northern-harrier-in-very-warm-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/02\/northern-harrier-in-very-warm-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Harrier In Very Warm Light"},"content":{"rendered":"

Light doesn’t get much warmer than this (but I don’t always like warm light on birds).<\/p>\n

Note:<\/em> Some time ago I posted\u00a0a different\u00a0photo of this\u00a0hawk but this one is new to my blog.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1\/800, f\/8, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

This is an older\u00a0image taken way back in November of 2009. It was a very cold morning at Farmington Bay and I found this Northern Harrier trying to warm up on an old snag just as the sun was coming up over the nearby Wasatch Mountains. Birds on this perch are always sidelit (or backlit later in the day) and that light angle typically doesn’t appeal to me but there are exceptions and this is one of them.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0hawk had fluffed its feathers just enough for that warm light to kiss some of\u00a0its\u00a0upper wing coverts and I like that effect because it allows for significantly more detail in the shaded wing. I think the rich colors of the harrier are enhanced by the quality of light and I also enjoy the partially fanned tail.<\/p>\n

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\"\"1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

But I’m not always a fan of warm light on birds. A couple of days ago I photographed this\u00a0Western Grebe\u00a0with a large fish\u00a0soon after sunrise at Bear River MBR. It had been feeding its chick (seen begging\u00a0in the shade to the left of the adult) and the youngster thought it should get this fish too. But apparently the adult\u00a0knew it was too big for the\u00a0young bird\u00a0and with a great deal of effort swallowed it him\/her self.<\/p>\n

I took many photos of these birds and their feeding activities and initially I had high hopes for them but when I saw them on the screen I just didn’t like the effect of the warm light. For some reason I seldom do on black and\/or white birds.<\/p>\n

I can’t really explain\u00a0why though…<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Light doesn’t get much warmer than this (but I don’t always like warm light on birds).<\/p>\n

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