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Giphsub
Oct-06-2008, 05:05 AM
I was sitting working on a translation at home a couple of weekends ago when my sister called me. She was jogging down along the coast and told me she had spotted a beautiful raptor of some sort sitting on a post in the beautiful late afternoon sunlight. She told me I should try and get down there and see if I could get some photos. I didn't think it'd still be there (about 10 mins by car), but I went to see anyway. Sure enough, it was! :clap I inched closer and closer, only getting a couple of shots in the late afternoon sun before it went behind the clouds. So I went to flash and got anded up just meters from it. It wasn't too bothered by my presence. C&C welcome.

1 Last bit of sun...
http://giphsub.smugmug.com/photos/387918049_3BCTa-XL.jpg

2 What are you looking at?
http://giphsub.smugmug.com/photos/387918305_Ng7HF-XL.jpg

3 Back to dinner...
http://giphsub.smugmug.com/photos/387918579_UvpEx-XL.jpg

4
http://giphsub.smugmug.com/photos/387919523_YaFUG-XL.jpg

5
http://giphsub.smugmug.com/photos/387919959_qhyEh-XL.jpg

6
http://giphsub.smugmug.com/photos/387920351_piaNQ-XL.jpg

7
http://giphsub.smugmug.com/photos/387920775_gRKqU-XL.jpg
SunGlo
Oct-06-2008, 05:28 AM
Awesome shots Mike. It's really doing a number on that fish.

Phil
Ric Grupe
Oct-06-2008, 05:53 AM
The others are very nice, but it's hard to beat that natural light.

The odds were against you, Mike...but you were rewarded nicely for your effort.:thumb
dlplumer
Oct-06-2008, 06:57 AM
Fabulous shots Mike :clap
Harryb
Oct-06-2008, 01:43 PM
Excellent images Mike. :thumb
stevehapp
Oct-07-2008, 01:34 PM
Brilliant mike. :clap

That fish is a fair size. He would have had a struggle lifting that one!
Hikin' Mike
Oct-08-2008, 05:39 PM
WOW...nice find!
Giphsub
Oct-13-2008, 05:48 AM
Awesome shots Mike. It's really doing a number on that fish.

Phil

Cheers Phil. Yeah it picked that thing bare! :huh
Giphsub
Oct-13-2008, 05:49 AM
The others are very nice, but it's hard to beat that natural light.

The odds were against you, Mike...but you were rewarded nicely for your effort.:thumb


Thanks Ric. Yeah I was a bit bummed that I didn't get a bit closer before the light went, but hey, I got some great shots anyway.
Giphsub
Oct-13-2008, 05:51 AM
Fabulous shots Mike :clap

Thanks Dan :D
Giphsub
Oct-13-2008, 05:51 AM
Excellent images Mike. :thumb

Thanks Harry! :D
Giphsub
Oct-13-2008, 05:52 AM
Brilliant mike. :clap

That fish is a fair size. He would have had a struggle lifting that one!

Cheers Steve. Yeah it would have been a big one I reckon!
Giphsub
Oct-13-2008, 05:53 AM
WOW...nice find!

Cheers Mike!. Yeah, I was lucky my sister was running with her mobile eh!
Maestro
Oct-14-2008, 02:29 AM
Great set Mike. You really got close it seems. I love that last one.
Giphsub
Oct-16-2008, 06:13 AM
Great set Mike. You really got close it seems. I love that last one.

Thanks Stephen. Yeah it really wasn't too worried by me :ivar
dlplumer
Dec-06-2008, 07:28 PM
Hey Mike, where have you been?
Giphsub
Dec-08-2008, 05:00 AM
Hey Dan! Cheers for asking. Moved from Japan back to Aus in May, and just started working again about 2 months ago. Not been online much or out taking pics either :cry Hopefully will be able to get out a bit more soon.