Flying Overhead
Following two nesting hawks along the Centennial High Line Canal in Littleton, Colorado. This one flew over my head to make sure that I was not a threat to them...
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Following two nesting hawks along the Centennial High Line Canal in Littleton, Colorado. This one flew over my head to make sure that I was not a threat to them or the nest.
Sarabi's Pride Photography
Flying Overhead, won 2nd place in The Peregrine Fund's 2014 Photo Competition.
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Sarabi's Pride Photography
Flying Overhead, won 2nd place in The Peregrine Fund's 2014 Photo Competition.
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May, 2014Views
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Great Find
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Outstanding Creativity
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texaaronpueschel
August 05, 2014
Nice capture amidst the blue sky. I call the designs under the wings God's murals. Good job of catching it.
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Jdmccranie
August 09, 2018
Great job capturing this image! Having the cloud reflects sunlight on the tail, giving it a translucent look, is terrific!
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Location
The hawk in "Flying Overhead" is one of two that were nesting along the Centennial High Line Canal in Littleton, Colorado. I spotted them in mid-March 2014, and have been following them ever since.Time
We arrived mid-day for our hike.Lighting
Natural lighting with no filter.Equipment
Camera: NIKON D5100 Aperture: f/6.3 ISO: 400 Shutter Speed: 1/1600Inspiration
I have been interested in photography for most of my life because of my mother, but I didn't really start until early 2012. I have always loved wildlife, and enjoy taking photos of animals in their natural habitat if possible. In June 2012, I joined a photo shoot that was being held through Wolf Camera to photograph birds of prey from HawkQuest in Colorado. They offered a variety of birds to photograph from owls to the bald eagle, and all I can say is I fell in love with the birds.Editing
There was minimal lighting and color enhancement done on this image.In my camera bag
Nikon D40 Body only Nikon D5100 Body only Nikon D7000 Body only AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G Nikkor AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Vibration Reduction Fixed Zoom Lens with Auto Focus for Nikon DSLR Cameras Nikkor AF FX Micro-NIKKOR 200mm f/4D IF-ED Fixed Zoom Lens with Auto Focus for Nikon DSLR Cameras Nikkor AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II (3.0x) AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED (3.6x) AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4D IF (3.5x) Nikkor AF-S FX 50mm f/1.4G Lens with Auto Focus Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Nikkor Zoom Lens For Nikon Digital SLR Cameras AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VRFeedback
Also, practice, and don't get discouraged if you don't always get the perfect shot.
