First Northern Harrier Hawk with my Tamron 200-500

sjlarue · 02-10-2008, 02:35 AM

I'm starting to get used to this behemoth. These are my first good handheld pics with my Tamron 200-500 of a Northern Harrier Hawk. Windy day and hawk was more than 30 yards away. Levels adjustment to take out some of the haze from the environment and the blueness of the Tamron. An unsharp mask was used as well. And some cropage to fit Photobucket's requirements.

And one of another hawk although With all my pics I couldn't really tell what kind it was. It was brown instead of the silver color of the harrier. Could be a red tailed. I Included it here just because it has its lunch wrapped up and ready to go.

szuberi · 02-10-2008, 12:35 PM

congrats on the lens but the pics seem to be a bit soft in focus. maybe a mono/tripod will be helpful. im a tamron fan too and for a tele...im using the 70-300mm lens. would love to have one like yours.

sjlarue · 02-10-2008, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by szuberi

congrats on the lens but the pics seem to be a bit soft in focus. maybe a mono/tripod will be helpful. im a tamron fan too and for a tele...im using the 70-300mm lens. would love to have one like yours.

I agree about the monopod/tripod, but like I said earlier. No time to set one up. It was literly one of those stop the car, jump out, click a few pictures, go down to another pull off, and do it again. I was looking for a lens that I didn't have to use a TC on. I was debating the Sigma 50-500 lens, and the Nikon 300 f4 and a TC, and a fellow Cafe' member led me to the Tamron. I'm liking it so far except that I had to get a bigger tripod to hold it as well. Wich is ok because my older one was getting over taxed.

***GeezerSi*** · 02-10-2008, 01:24 PM

Pretty nice shots... especially hand-holding a lens of that length.

sjlarue · 02-10-2008, 02:18 PM

argh! this always happens, I post a reply to something and I thought I was on the other forum. I guess I didn't mention the fact that it was at a field behind my plant. They are always very nervious, and they don't like you getting close. The amount of time to put up a tripod or even a monopod, they would have moved on. I'm thinking about buying a bean bag type thingie that I found online. It drapes over your car door or hood and provides suport.

szuberi · 02-11-2008, 07:17 PM

holy smokes...i just noticed that the hawk has captured a mouse or something in the last photo....damn

sjlarue · 02-12-2008, 02:52 AM

Yep it was a mouse. It was trying to keep it away from the other one. Wish I could have got that but I was in the wrong place.

02-10-2008, 02:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
sjlarue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: OH-IO Age: 38 Posts: 631 Call Me Jr Samples @ BR-549 iTrader: 0 / 0%	First Northern Harrier Hawk with my Tamron 200-500 I'm starting to get used to this behemoth. These are my first good handheld pics with my Tamron 200-500 of a Northern Harrier Hawk. Windy day and hawk was more than 30 yards away. Levels adjustment to take out some of the haze from the environment and the blueness of the Tamron. An unsharp mask was used as well. And some cropage to fit Photobucket's requirements. And one of another hawk although With all my pics I couldn't really tell what kind it was. It was brown instead of the silver color of the harrier. Could be a red tailed. I Included it here just because it has its lunch wrapped up and ready to go.

02-10-2008, 01:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
*GeezerSi* Hidy ho neighbor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Palm, PA Posts: 12,661 -> Ken iTrader: 5 / 100%	Pretty nice shots... especially hand-holding a lens of that length. __________________

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02-10-2008, 12:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
szuberi Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 873 SAL iTrader: 1 / 100%	congrats on the lens but the pics seem to be a bit soft in focus. maybe a mono/tripod will be helpful. im a tamron fan too and for a tele...im using the 70-300mm lens. would love to have one like yours.

02-10-2008, 02:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
sjlarue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: OH-IO Age: 38 Posts: 631 Call Me Jr Samples @ BR-549 iTrader: 0 / 0%	argh! this always happens, I post a reply to something and I thought I was on the other forum. I guess I didn't mention the fact that it was at a field behind my plant. They are always very nervious, and they don't like you getting close. The amount of time to put up a tripod or even a monopod, they would have moved on. I'm thinking about buying a bean bag type thingie that I found online. It drapes over your car door or hood and provides suport.

02-11-2008, 07:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
szuberi Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 873 SAL iTrader: 1 / 100%	holy smokes...i just noticed that the hawk has captured a mouse or something in the last photo....damn

02-12-2008, 02:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
sjlarue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: OH-IO Age: 38 Posts: 631 Call Me Jr Samples @ BR-549 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yep it was a mouse. It was trying to keep it away from the other one. Wish I could have got that but I was in the wrong place.