In early February, I introduced my series of Raptor Portraits. I had intended to post more portraits sooner, but I made my post about those ‘special moments’ and then ran away to a soon to be disclosed location for a little photography and education. So, here we are finally – getting more Raptor Portraits.
In today’s group, there are a couple that remind me of classic poses in a high school yearbook. Take a look and tell me what you think.
Enjoy – PHOTOROGR
Wildlife photographers live for those special moments when they record something special. Those moments are few and very far between, and must be cherished when they occur.
Today, I had one of those special moments. I was out looking for eagles and not finding any, so I decided to head to the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park. Many of my friends had been having success there. As I approached the house, I saw an eagle in the tree on the east end of the Park. I parked and quickly grabbed a few shots – maybe 33 or 34 – of him sitting when he started to flex his wings. Thankfully I had my camera up and shooting when he took off. Even better, he flew straight toward me! When I downloaded the images, I saw he was looking right at me as he took flight.
I’ve probably used all my special moments for the year and should possibly retire from photography, but I won’t. Oh yeah, you can buy one of these prints.
Enjoy – PHOTOROGR
A couple months ago, I posted a close crop image of a Raptor on Facebook and got lots of positive feedback. I was motivated to look at my image library in search of other Raptor shots that could be close cropped, and I found quite a few. A new journey began!
Here’s the first batch I want to share. Some are old and some are new. I hope you like them.
Enjoy – PHOTOROGR
The PHOTOROGR Project 