A couple of nature shots

[pecunium]

I suppose, whether I like it, or not, I have become something of, "a nature photographer." Mostly this is because I am lazy. Getting models is work, and when one isn't really in a position to pay them, it's more like begging. Birds, flowers, landscapes, they don't care. They are also easy to find.

A couple of weeks ago I was in Shoreline Park, in Mountain View, and saw a pair of Red Tail hawks sharing lunch. The male left it for the female to finish in peace because they were being "mobbed" by sparrows and mockingbirds.

Two treatments:

Mocking the Hawk




Mocking the Hawk(B&W)

Comments

you already know I love your photos

[dragonet2.livejournal.com]

And those are beautimous.

I was coming back from the Northland on a back road Friday and saw a peregrine falcon, it was going in to hit some prey, probably pigeons. Several years back they hacked a bunch of young falcons off the AT&T building (very tall building in KC with accessible ledges...) and they stayed.

I've also seen one 'blow up' a pigeon in mid-air when I still worked downtown.

Re: you already know I love your photos

[pecunium.livejournal.com]

Maia and I saw a common kestrel miss a sparrow when it decided we were going to spook his supper. It was a very near thing, but the target got away.

[redbird]

Nice! The black and white version contrast is impressive.

[izzydesan.livejournal.com]

Fabulous action shot. I usually prefer black and white photography, but on this one prefer the color version.

[zeeth_kyrah]

I agree. I think the b&w is oversaturated.