Big Birds are not always yellow!

Turkey Vulture

They were doing circles and the circles were moving toward me.  I kept shooting.  I think they might have been checking the pond for fish killed by the winter.  This one was sharp but my first reaction was that it was worthless because it did not include the entire bird.  As I have thought about it I decided that it is an interesting image.  I don't know why someone would want it on their wall but if I saw it on the wall in a gallery, I would definitely walk over and look more closely.  The image conveys movement.  It is dynamic.  I like the reflection on the wing feathers.  The bird's head is low in the frame which creates a tension for me because of its closeness to the edge.  I think that it might be one of those "mature" subjects that Galen Rowell describes as those which the viewer has as an image in his/her mind.  We imagine the other wing.  We are not bothered by background clutter which makes it strong.  I don't know.  What do you think.

Red-shouldered Hawk

It was a day on which they were forecasting rain.  I decided to get out and in, between rains.  I was about half way around my circuit when I spotted a big bird in a tree which turned out to be this one.  The rain was just beginning as I came closer.  I think that he/she did not fly because of the rain.  It is my closest approach to one of these birds to date.  I am such a bumbling photographer!  I had my 50 - 500 lens set to 500 on a mono-pod.  My ISO was set to 1600.  When the rain clouds came up, I did not think to check my shutter speed.  I was trying to be sure that I had it focused and framed.  My shutter speed had diminished to 1/60.  I could have bled off some f-stops for a higher exposure or I probably should have increased ISO to 6400 or 12800.

I am thankful that my camera attaches side files which tell me what I was doing.  I find it helpful to learn.  This shot was the only one which was remotely sharp.  I could not make a print of it but it can be viewed on the web.

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