Merlin with green dinner

[arash_hazeghi]

Here is another frame from my shoot with Dave Salem. Merlin's snack was a dragonfly

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1DX 600II + 1/4X III. ISO 2000, 1/2000 sec at f/5.6. hand held from truck.

[Jim Neiger]

Cool image, Arash! I love the clean bg and the pop of green that the dragonfly adds. Nice bird and perch too!

[Bill Dix]

Tics all the boxes, Arash. Great pose, perch, background, techs. Dragonfly a nice bonus.

[gail bisson]

This is terrific. I don't know what I like best- the merlin or the dragonfly.
IQ superb, love the BG
I would clone out the little bit of debris under the perch to the left of the tail
gail

[Bob Serling]

I agree with all above, great capture of a beautiful bird. I'd clone out the poop on the perch as well as the minor debris at the bottom.

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent IQ, pose and clean background. The prey item adds interest.

[Iain Barker]

Fantastic image and IQ. The dragonfly adds something extra.

[Daniel Cadieux]

How cool! I love the way the Merlin is holding on to the dragonfly. Vertical comp is well balanced, and overall IQ is as expected from you. I'd experiment with a warmer WB, but certainly fine as is too.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Ari, super pose and HA, and excellent sharp detail throughout the image. Killer BG.

[MiroslavMaric]

Great frame. Like the composition, light, details and IQ. Dragonfly included makes a point. TFS.

Cheers,
Miro

[Doug Brown]

Excellent shot Arash. Detail is great and the meal is a big plus. I'm with Daniel on trying a slightly warmer color temperature.

[William Dickson]

All been said above. Beautiful image Well done

[Loi Nguyen]

Very cool pose. Love the prey and its color! Loi

[David Salem]

To Nice Arash. Sure glad she was there for you to see. What a cool experience we shared. Might be the only time we do that the rest of our lives, I have never done it before! See ya soon