Yellow-Headed Caracara Juvenile

[Doug Brown]

You don't get many opportunities to do flight photography in Costa Rica's rainforests (save for the hummers). Things change when you're on the coast. This juvenile gave us a nice flyby on the beach one evening while we were waiting for Scarlet Macaws to fly home for the night.

http://birdwhisperer.smugmug.com/photos/532802628_bzvoC-O.jpg

Canon 1D Mark III, 500mm + 1.4x, f/5.6, 1/1600, ISO 800, +1 2/3 EC, no flash, hand held

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Good exposure control and eye contact. If it doesn't bring out too much noise I might sharpen a bit more.

[Dan Brown]

Good job Doug! It looks sharp enough to me as is. My shots of this guy weren't nearly as sharp:cool: so I'm envious. If I remember, he was on the backlit side?

[Fabs Forns]

Wow, very different to the Crested we have here. I like the pose but find the image overall dar, giving a dull appearance. A catch light would have been nice too.

[Stu Bowie]

I like angle of flight in this, with great exposure and detail throughout. Stands out nicely against the sky.

[Arthur Morris]

Wonderful image of a somewhat doofy looking bird. Love the pose and the great underwing detail. A bit more punch would help.

[Doug Brown]

I doctored the sky a little in this image. The light was quite flat with overcast skies when I took the photo.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Muy buena toma Doug!

I think, even the light was not the best, that you did phenomenal with this guy. And as you say, flight photography down here is not easy.

Great job.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Does this guy has blue eyes??? Beautifull!!!! Lovely pose, exposure and detail. Congratulations!