This is a male northern harrier, aka the grey ghost. The males more skittish than females in this area and very difficult to photograph, I have very few frames of the male. This handsome raptor caught me by surprise and only gave me a single pass but I was lucky the light was nice.
1DX (love this bad boy, nails every frame) 600 II + 1.4X III f/5.6 1/3200sec ISO 1000 handhold. Hope you like him.
Took a look at your website.
Phenomenal work.
I know you have the top equipment, but the compositions are spot on, the processing excellent, and the selection all winners.
Very impressive.
sbeme wrote:
Took a look at your website.
Phenomenal work.
I know you have the top equipment, but the compositions are spot on, the processing excellent, and the selection all winners.
Very impressive.
Fantastic photo, Arash! It was a real coup getting the opportunity to shoot the "Grey Ghost" in golden light, and you nailed it. The male seems to appear less frequently than the female at my location in Breezy Point also. I wonder if this has something to do with the Harrier's hunting habits?
. it's actually really easy once you develop the technique 
