2021 - Image of the Week #6

Welcome to TDP forum's "Image of the Week" competition. Each week photographers may submit their images for the title of "Image of the Week." Weekly winners will then compete on a monthly, quarterly, and in our annual poll for the title of "TDP Forum Image of the Year."

• Week 6 entry period will be from Monday, February 1st through/including Sunday, February 7th.
• Please provide a title for your image.
• This is an open competition for landscape, portrait, architectural, macro, or any other appropriate photographic style.
• Images should have been either recently taken or processed.
• Enter as many times as you would like.

This week will be judged by Karsaa.

Northern Harrier headed west

https://joeleadephotography.zenfolio...20227850-4.jpg
Canon R5
RF 100-500 @ 500mm
f/7.1
1/1250 sec
iso 12,800

Last week I took a 3 hour drive to a location where several Short Earred Owls are wintering. I was anxious to try the R5 for flight images. I arrived around 2PM and waited .... the owls became active just before sunset and I only managed one decent image with an owl fairly small in the frame. Additionally there were several Northern Harriers hunting this area and although they never got close enough in good light for a really detailed image I did like this one with sharp focus on the bird and the landscape out of focus.. I was set up for flight shots using Tv mode and Auto ISO .... this explains the unusual EXIF data. The R5 did track birds pretty well even with low light and birds small in the frame and not bad IQ for iso 12,800:)

"Blackbuck Sunset"
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0cc4c944_k.jpgBlackbuck Sunset by Zach, on Flickr

"Caribou in the Rain"

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...bf09a2c6_c.jpgCaribou in the Rain by Stephen, on Flickr

Stephen

"Adobe Mountain"
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d6f154b6_k.jpgOne of the Adobe Mountains by Zach, on Flickr

"Diving down"

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...889b7df3_b.jpg537A0711 by kayaker72, on Flickr

This weeks winner is Diving down. I really like the contrast of the colours on this image. Also nicely stopped action for my eye.

Great entries this week!

Congratulations Brant! Great capture.

congrats Brant!

Thanks Kari and everyone for the nice comments. I agree with Jayson's sentiments. Great entries everyone!