Peregrine Falcon - Highlands, Scotland

[Austin Thomas]

Hi all,

Here is a shot taken in the Highlands region of Scotland
Canon 1D MK III, ISO 800, 1/320th, f7.1

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Best regards,

Austin

[Jim Neiger]

Hi Austin,

This is a very cool image of a Falcon with prey. Very interesting behavioral image. Nice low angle and attractive clean bg too. Do you know what kind of bird it is feeding on here? I assume this is a captive Falcon since you posted in this forum. My only nit is that it's a bit tight on the right.

[Del Cockroft]

Wow. This is a great capture. How did you get so close?

[Dobromir Dobrinov]

Lovely bird,great image!!Very pleasant lighting!!!

[Austin Thomas]

Hi all, thanks for your comments.

Jim, The bird is feeding on a pheasant and you make a good point about the tight RHS.
Del, I was using a 500mm lens which helps and I should have mentioned in my original post.

Thanks again,

Austin

[Lana Hays]

Austin
This is such an interesting behavioral image. The close up of the falcon with the prey makes an impact. Well composed, good detail and sharpness.......and just downright terrific.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great behavior shot, Austin. I agree with Jim on the composition. On my monitor it looks as if there is a very slight blue cast. Maybe you could raise the color temperature a bit.

[Stephen Stephen]

A very intense image here Austin which I really like. I'll echo the tight composition nit (minor) but I'd still love to have this in my collection.

[Austin Thomas]

Thanks for your comments and feedback. Much appreciated.

[Martin Dyer]

Great image Austin.

Been out with Wild Shots? :)

BG and details are great - a little tight at the back. Colour temp looks about right to me for Scotland :)

Cheers