*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #2

Itsed65 · 02-09-2016, 09:54 AM

Top of the Perch by lennycarl08, on Flickr

dcstep · 02-09-2016, 10:59 AM

Ed, looks like that bald eagle came to your studio for a portrait!

dcstep · 02-09-2016, 11:01 AM

Immature Bald Eagle

Immature Bald Eagle Flies By by David Stephens, on Flickr

allachie9 · 02-09-2016, 12:02 PM

Ed, your 'Top of the Perch' really is top of the shots !
Amazing quality.

Itsed65 · 02-09-2016, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dcstep

Ed, looks like that bald eagle came to your studio for a portrait!

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Originally Posted by allachie9

Ed, your 'Top of the Perch' really is top of the shots !
Amazing quality.

Thanks guys. It couldn't have been better conditions. 70 degrees, blue sky, and perched in great light. Doesn't happen often!

And Dave, I didn't have to sit on the ice for hours to nab it, it landed right as I was driving the auto tour route at the NWR

dcstep · 02-09-2016, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Itsed65

And Dave, I didn't have to sit on the ice for hours to nab it, it landed right as I was driving the auto tour route at the NWR

Truth be told, over 90% of my shots are out the window of my M3. When the light is good, I get out and scour a large territory that I couldn't possibly cover on foot.

Almost all of my coyote shots are out the window, like this one from Saturday:

Coyote Eyes Me Before Sunrise by David Stephens, on Flickr

Itsed65 · 02-09-2016, 01:50 PM

Saw that one on your Flickr. Very nice.

I generally prefer to have some metal between me and coyotes when I shoot them anyway, lest they get any ideas

M_Six · 02-09-2016, 08:01 PM

Great shots, Ed and DC. I see eagles and coyotes all the time. Usually at least a mile away.

Itsed65 · 02-09-2016, 08:56 PM

In C-17's we could deploy the thrust reversers in flight to get a decent rate of almost 20,000 ft per minute, but it made a lot of noise and was a pretty shaky (not to mention slightly terrifying)ride down. This kite drops silently out of the sky onto its unsuspecting prey below with lethal speed and stealth that mother nature has perfected.

Tactical Decent by lennycarl08, on Flickr

M_Six · 02-09-2016, 09:27 PM

Wow, 20,000 FPM?? Didn't that pretty much make you float, like in NASA's Vomit Comet?

Itsed65 · 02-09-2016, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

Wow, 20,000 FPM?? Didn't that pretty much make you float, like in NASA's Vomit Comet?

If you weren't strapped in, you wouldn't float, you would be stuck to the ceiling

dcstep · 02-10-2016, 12:17 PM

Common Merganser Feeds On Young Crawfish

Common Goldeneye Eating Crayfish by David Stephens, on Flickr

Itsed65 · 02-10-2016, 05:25 PM

I prefer mine with some hot sauce and a beer

dcstep · 02-10-2016, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Itsed65

I prefer mine with some hot sauce and a beer

Itsed65 · 02-10-2016, 07:18 PM

Baldy by lennycarl08, on Flickr

dcstep · 02-11-2016, 11:20 AM

Ed, nice close-up of Baldy. It's a close as you get at one of those raptor-rescue shows.

M_Six · 02-11-2016, 11:29 AM

I'm beginning to think Ed has discovered an invisibility cloak and is just keeping it secret.

Itsed65 · 02-11-2016, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

I'm beginning to think Ed has discovered an invisibility cloak and is just keeping it secret.

Ha! A Jeep with the roof panels out

Itsed65 · 02-11-2016, 07:48 PM

One in B&W

Monochrome Eagle Portrait by lennycarl08, on Flickr

allachie9 · 02-12-2016, 05:38 AM

Wow Ed, that's amazing.

Itsed65 · 02-12-2016, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by allachie9

Wow Ed, that's amazing.

Thanks Alan. I'm going to fire up the Pro-10 on that one and print it 13x19.

dcstep · 02-12-2016, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Itsed65

Thanks Alan. I'm going to fire up the Pro-10 on that one and print it 13x19.

02-09-2016, 09:54 AM	#8361
Itsed65 Brigadier General 2613 Rep 3,535 Posts Drives: 2014 X1 28i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Midcoast Maine iTrader: (0)	Top of the Perch by lennycarl08, on Flickr
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02-09-2016, 10:59 AM	#8362
dcstep Major General 1298 Rep 7,389 Posts Drives: '09 Cpe Silverstone FR 6MT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 M3 [8.40]	Ed, looks like that bald eagle came to your studio for a portrait! __________________ Flickr Photos Ucm, Inc.
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02-09-2016, 11:01 AM	#8363
dcstep Major General 1298 Rep 7,389 Posts Drives: '09 Cpe Silverstone FR 6MT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 M3 [8.40]	Immature Bald Eagle Immature Bald Eagle Flies By by David Stephens, on Flickr __________________ Flickr Photos Ucm, Inc.
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02-09-2016, 12:02 PM	#8364
allachie9 Grumpy Old Man 1332 Rep 1,310 Posts Drives: G30 520i Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: North East Scotland iTrader: (0)	Ed, your 'Top of the Perch' really is top of the shots ! Amazing quality. __________________ Alan
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02-09-2016, 01:50 PM	#8367
Itsed65 Brigadier General 2613 Rep 3,535 Posts Drives: 2014 X1 28i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Midcoast Maine iTrader: (0)	Saw that one on your Flickr. Very nice. I generally prefer to have some metal between me and coyotes when I shoot them anyway, lest they get any ideas
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02-09-2016, 08:01 PM	#8368
M_Six Free Thinker 19583 Rep 7,558 Posts Drives: 2016 MB GLC300 4matic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Foothills of Mt Level iTrader: (0)	Great shots, Ed and DC. I see eagles and coyotes all the time. Usually at least a mile away. __________________ Mark markj.pics "Life is uncertain, eat bacon now." -UncleWede
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02-09-2016, 08:56 PM	#8369
Itsed65 Brigadier General 2613 Rep 3,535 Posts Drives: 2014 X1 28i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Midcoast Maine iTrader: (0)	In C-17's we could deploy the thrust reversers in flight to get a decent rate of almost 20,000 ft per minute, but it made a lot of noise and was a pretty shaky (not to mention slightly terrifying)ride down. This kite drops silently out of the sky onto its unsuspecting prey below with lethal speed and stealth that mother nature has perfected. Tactical Decent by lennycarl08, on Flickr
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02-09-2016, 09:27 PM	#8370
M_Six Free Thinker 19583 Rep 7,558 Posts Drives: 2016 MB GLC300 4matic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Foothills of Mt Level iTrader: (0)	Wow, 20,000 FPM?? Didn't that pretty much make you float, like in NASA's Vomit Comet? __________________ Mark markj.pics "Life is uncertain, eat bacon now." -UncleWede
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02-10-2016, 12:17 PM	#8372
dcstep Major General 1298 Rep 7,389 Posts Drives: '09 Cpe Silverstone FR 6MT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 M3 [8.40]	Common Merganser Feeds On Young Crawfish Common Goldeneye Eating Crayfish by David Stephens, on Flickr __________________ Flickr Photos Ucm, Inc.
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02-10-2016, 05:25 PM	#8373
Itsed65 Brigadier General 2613 Rep 3,535 Posts Drives: 2014 X1 28i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Midcoast Maine iTrader: (0)	I prefer mine with some hot sauce and a beer
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02-10-2016, 07:18 PM	#8375
Itsed65 Brigadier General 2613 Rep 3,535 Posts Drives: 2014 X1 28i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Midcoast Maine iTrader: (0)	Baldy by lennycarl08, on Flickr
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02-11-2016, 11:20 AM	#8376
dcstep Major General 1298 Rep 7,389 Posts Drives: '09 Cpe Silverstone FR 6MT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 M3 [8.40]	Ed, nice close-up of Baldy. It's a close as you get at one of those raptor-rescue shows. __________________ Flickr Photos Ucm, Inc.
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02-11-2016, 11:29 AM	#8377
M_Six Free Thinker 19583 Rep 7,558 Posts Drives: 2016 MB GLC300 4matic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Foothills of Mt Level iTrader: (0)	I'm beginning to think Ed has discovered an invisibility cloak and is just keeping it secret. __________________ Mark markj.pics "Life is uncertain, eat bacon now." -UncleWede
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02-11-2016, 07:48 PM	#8379
Itsed65 Brigadier General 2613 Rep 3,535 Posts Drives: 2014 X1 28i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Midcoast Maine iTrader: (0)	One in B&W Monochrome Eagle Portrait by lennycarl08, on Flickr
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02-12-2016, 05:38 AM	#8380
allachie9 Grumpy Old Man 1332 Rep 1,310 Posts Drives: G30 520i Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: North East Scotland iTrader: (0)	Wow Ed, that's amazing. __________________ Alan
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