Shaheen Falcon with Rose ringed Parakeet Kill

[Varun Bellie]

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Location : Nilgiris, Tamilnadu, India
Equipment : Canon 7D, Canon 500mm f/4 L IS + Canon 1.4x Extender
Tech specs : Evaluative Metering, iso : 400, AV: f/8, TV : 1/1000 & EC = 0
The light when I was shooting this was slightly Overcast , more of a diffused light..made this image during mid day.

[Nelson Mena Alfaro]

love it

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Varun, well exposed on the Falcon, sharp, and his kill adds interest, especially with some remains on the beak. Comp wise, I would take a bit off the top.

[Satish Ranadive]

Varun,
Another marvelous image of Shaheen. I like the way he/she is holding the prey.
Love the pose,colors,details and background.

Regards,
Satish.

[Grace Scalzo]

Fabulous! I think you have created a wonderful image.

[Melissa Groo]

Wonderful capture Varun. Would like to see it with some taken off the top too, and maybe try to tone down the brightness of the rock a little. Nice work.

[Jon Rista]

Great shot. The detail and shading of those dark feathers is excellent. Love the background. It feels a bit like there is too much negative space...maybe pull in the crop just a little bit around the bird.

[Varun Bellie]

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Thank you Nelson, Stuart, Satish, Grace & Melissa for your kind words.
I hope this repost is fine

[Melissa Groo]

Super job, Varun. I like your repost a lot.

[Marina Scarr]

The repost (RP) works even better than the original. It's nice and sharp, the colors are great [especially that background (BG)] and what a great story this image tells!!! Please tell me whether you would have the opportunity to take this image from a lower position? I think it may have been even more powerful of an image if shot from a lower vantage point.

[gail bisson]

The repost is excellent! Love the action portrayed and the green pop of color from the prey. IQ is excellent as well,
Gail

[Simon Wantling]

Really like this, especially the re-post. Fantastic and agree the kill adds interest.

[Varun Bellie]

Thank you Marina, Gail and Simon for your kind words.
@Marina : How I wish I could shoot this from much lower angle..as I mentioned in my previous post...I was almost at the edge of the cliff and there was no way I could get any lower than that..

[mohammad reza shahab]

hi varun
Great shot. The detail and shading of those dark feathers is excellent

[Karl Egressy]

Amazing image, Varun. Repost looks better.

[David Salem]

Very nice again. Re-post looks great. Good Job!

David