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Originally Posted by The1
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Dave, you're always at the right place at the right time it seems!
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Thanks.
Actually, just so the noobs know, that kind of shot comes from training your lens on dozens of perched hawks, hoping that they'll come up with a catch AND the light'll be right AND they'll fly at you instead of away, etc., etc. I got that shot after only about 10-minutes of waiting that particular morning, but it was probably one-in-fifty tries. Some of the dry runs involved 45-minutes of waiting with no result other than tail feathers.
The two biggest tools in the nature photographer's bag are, knowing the subject's likely behaviour and patience. A not too distant third tool is luck. It's a bit like fishing.
Dave