Crested hawk eagle

5 years 11 months ago - 5 years 11 months ago #592150 by earthian
The crested hawk eagle is a magnificent bird. Looks quite menacing too. I came upon this in the evening at Bandipur National Park, Karnataka, India. It had just killed a grey heron and was plucking the features of the kill. It was on the ground and in order to get an eye level shot, i somehow squeezed my 108 kgs plus frame between the two rows of seats in the back of the safari vehicle. I got the shot but i had an embarrassing time trying to get up again since i was firmly wedged between the seats!

The guide had to haul me up by pulling my belt. Most embarrassing indeed.



Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D3S
Lens: 600.0 mm f/4.0
ISO: 1250
Aperture: f/4.0
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec
Captured: Sun, 6 Dec 2015 17:08pm



Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D3S
Lens: 600.0 mm f/4.0
ISO: 1250
Aperture: f/4.0
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec
Captured: Sun, 6 Dec 2015 17:11pm


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5 years 11 months ago #592164 by Shadowfixer1
You got the shots and that's what counts. Good job.
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5 years 11 months ago #592167 by jeffnles1
Sometimes we just have to do it to get the shot.  You did well.   Great shots and a great story to go along with it.


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