Thursday, 5 December 2013

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Photo by Pat Hartley

"I took this shot of a Tawny Eagle called Frodo at the Hawk Conservancy Trust in Andover, Hampshire UK. They have several species of Raptor, some indigenous to the UK and some from much farther afield. The Hawk Trust is an important centre for receiving injured birds of prey and has one of the only specialist bird of prey hospitals in the UK where they can gain fitness prior to release. Set in 22 acres of woodland and wildflower meadow, there are over 150 birds of prey, from the tiny Pygmy Owl to the Steller's Sea Eagles! Many of these birds are involved in spectacular daily flying demonstrations where they fly to the music from Dances with Wolves and I defy anyone not to cry like a baby when they witness this for the first time - I did and fogged up the view finder. I am in awe of these magnificent creatures and anyone who sees them close up and in all their glory could not help but be inspired to try and capture some of their beauty and grace. Frodo was sat on his log about 6 foot away surrounded by trees so the light was a bit of a challenge. Being England and usually overcast, I had to wait for light to filter in. I focused on him and let him do all the poses. He was a bit of a show off. I used a Canon EOS 7d and my lens is a Canon EF 100-400 Telephoto Zoom lens, F4.5/5.6 L with image stabilizer. No tripod was used because I like the freedom to move quickly and keep up with the birds movements. Camera was set at ISO 640 to compensate for poor light. White balance set at Auto Exposure Bias set at -0.3 to keep any detail of white in the shot. Aperture Priority Mode so I can control the depth of field. F/5.6 Focal Length 260mm Exposure time 1/320 sec." - Pat

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Mark Mann is a celebrity and sports photographer. He was born in Glasgow, where he lived until he moved to Manchester to study photography in a prestigious photographic program at Manchester Polytechnic. Before long, the recent graduate was assisting innovative fashion photographers Nick Knight and Miles Aldridge, learning the ropes and as he built up his own portfolio. Three years later, Mark started shooting on his own, relocating to New York City.
 


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