At least it had a soft landing...

[Corporate Management]

http://imgur.com/tK1HF&bpahil

[canuckcam]

s'ok, it's only a DSR250.

[Lensmith]

It's a great shot. No doubt about it.
That had to hurt!

i wonder what the backs-story is?

[sixtycyclehum]

"You're shooting me with THAT piece of sh!t?!?! I don't think so..."

[Sore Shoulder]

Yeah. I want to hear from the photog on this one.

[grinner]

I wanna hear from his buddy who would rather snap a still than shew a bird.
lol
awesome shot.

[The Thing on The Sticks]

back on topic talk about adding insult to injury with the camera. I would not want to be the one telling the story of why that one needs repaired when it goes in. Though if he has that thing coming in for the kill on tape that might be a different story.

[cameradog]

Originally Posted by Chicago Dog

Rather than scooping this guy up, our guess is that the guy got a little too close to a nest.

I doubt it. Notice that long leather strap in the photo? That bird has a tether on one of its legs. It's tame. If you look closely, you can even see the strap wrapped around the bird's right leg.

I suspect there's a handler with a big leather glove just out of frame. They probably set that shot up to get good footage of the bird flying in right over the lens, and the bird landed on the wrong guy.

Still a good shot, though.

[Chicago Dog]

Oh crap -- you're right! I didn't even notice that strap. Good call.

The bird doesn't look like he's having any problems sinking his hooks in. Euch.

[Chugach3DGuy]

Wow. I want to hear what the photog has to say too! He must have done something stupid- either on purpose or not. It makes no difference. Immature Bald Eagles aren't to be messed with! My girlfriend gives educational presentations with a Bald Eagle and a couple of other unreleasable birds for a local non-profit up here in Alaska. Sometimes, I'll bring my camera along and practice shooting video so I can one day cut together a nice little short highlighting the organization.

I've learned that even though these birds can be trained to step up on to a gloved hand and eat scraps of food on command, they're still wild at heart. They will not hesitate to defend themselves if they perceive a threat, and I've seen the damage they can do with those talons!

That leash should have been securely held by the bird's handler if the photographer was allowed to get that close, and if he WAS allowed that close, it was stupid on the handler's part.

[cameradog]

I suspect they were trying to get something like this (except maybe not in slow motion):



The handler was probably standing behind the camera. The idea would be for the bird to fly right over the top and land on the handler's glove, but instead it went for the wrong perch.

[Chugach3DGuy]

I'm inclined to agree with you, Cameradog, but the thing that gets me is that he had his tripod extended near it's full height. If it were me, I think it would make more sense to be about 8-10 feet in front of the handler with the tripod and camera closer to the ground. That way, I can get the bird flying overhead without risking being at the same level as the handler's outstretched arm or perch.

Is there any other info about this photo- like where it was taken specifically?

[f11vid]

Perhaps he was wearing a Marmot jacket.

[Todio]

I was recording sound in a raptor enclosure in a zoo in France once. The handler told me not to hold the boom mic up as the bird would try to land on it (being the highest thing around) I said I'd keep it low to the ground and shoot up. He said the bird might mistake it for a rabbit (because it was grey and fuzzy) and attack it.

I went wireless to the camera and waited outside the enclosure.

[The Thing on The Sticks]

Originally Posted by Todio

I was recording sound in a raptor enclosure in a zoo in France once. The handler told me not to hold the boom mic up as the bird would try to land on it (being the highest thing around) I said I'd keep it low to the ground and shoot up. He said the bird might mistake it for a rabbit (because it was grey and fuzzy) and attack it.

I went wireless to the camera and waited outside the enclosure.

I've always been shocked that you don't hear about stuff like that happening more often. I can tell you from experience that it was fun training my dog that my softie was not her's and I have always thought they would look best with a set of eyes tacked on.

[2000lux]

One of mine was attacked by by a young Barnum Bailey Circus lion. That's what I get for leaning on the cage to steady my shot! Duh!

[cameradog]

Originally Posted by The Thing on The Sticks

I can tell you from experience that it was fun training my dog that my softie was not her's and I have always thought they would look best with a set of eyes tacked on.

I don't remember what the story was, but I was once editing something that required file of dogs. As I was looking through the file, I noticed that on one tape the dogs were playing with something. They were tossing it around and shaking the hell out of it like they were trying to kill it. I looked a little closer and realized it was a softie. Nobody in the video (including the photog shooting it) was making a move to stop them, so it almost looked like the photog had given them the softie as a toy to make the b-roll more interesting.

I never did find out where the hell that footage came from.

[Corporate Management]

Okay...I finally found the context, with a different angle on the attack.

http://translate.google.com/translat...2F3112307.html

[Chugach3DGuy]

Well how about that! I really like these shots. That makes a bit more sense now. Also, I didn't realize they were half a world away in Kazakhstan.

[Chicago Dog]

Originally Posted by Corporate Management

Okay...I finally found the context, with a different angle on the attack.

Oh God. I'm glad my fiancée wasn't home when I opened up those pictures. Cute furry woodland creatures trump sporting and tradition in her mind.