Peregrine Takes Flight

[Doug Brown]

What beautiful creatures!

http://birdwhisperer.smugmug.com/photos/560007138_cbniR-XL-2.jpg

Canon 1D Mark III, 500mm, f/4.5, 1/1600, ISO 800, manual exposure, hand held

[David Roach]

You are very lucky and took full advantage of this opportunity. I love the pose, details,BG and composition. Some may say the bird is too centered but with the rock it feels nicely balanced! Congrats!!

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Love the wings up position, nice eye contact, good details and beautiful clean background. Wish you have more of the rock though.

[Dr.Pranay Rao Juvvadi]

Superb take off picture! Love the wing position, the dangling feet and the inclusion of the rock..... great details too! Looks like the female.

[Jim Neiger]

Sweet shot, Doug! I love the wing position, bg, and comp. The small piece of cliff showing adds to the image as well. I like it even better than when I saw it on your camera.

[Stephen Earle]

Nice wing position and good action. The rock adds and I like the composition. Is the bird ringed?

[Keith Bauer]

Great image. The inclusion of the little piece of rock is really important in this image. I'd like it even more if there was a tiny crop from the bottom to eliminate the blue sky under the rock. For me, that provides an even stronger foundation to the image. Sure wish this was mine :-)

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I really like the pose,wing position and the bg`s color!

[Joe Senzatimore]

The rock puts a killer image over the top. What great detail you captured here.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I'd like it even more if there was a tiny crop from the bottom to eliminate the blue sky under the rock. For me, that provides an even stronger foundation to the image.

Same here, as is the rock seems like it is hovering in the air. Otherwise tremendous photograph Doug!!

[arash_hazeghi]

Very beautiful, I love the detail and eye contact. I wish I could fly at 200mph:D

[Hugh J McLaughlin]

The cliff anchors the image and provides balance.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Are you still hand holding? man you are strong!
Love this one. The BG is simply great and the exposure here makes this one for me. Wise composition.

[Harshad Barve]

this is so good, We have this species in Gujart and I know that they are fastest in our side opf world, Great timings
Thanks for sharing

Harshad

[Eric Virkler]

Great shot Doug. I like the addition of the rock, although the bird is still to centered for my taste. Wonder what it would look like if canvas of the sky was added to the right making it into a panoramic format? Don't know how do to that myself.

[david cramer]

Beautiful image, Doug. Great tension in the bird, nice BG, and the rock adds to the moment.

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Opportunity well used! Like the posture & agree the rock adds to making this a great image.

[Stu Bowie]

Well timed for the take off Doug, and love the eye contact. Good detail on the falcon, and you have the best of both worlds regarding the wings. One we can see the underwing, the other showing detail on the top. Difficult comp when they are a bit far from their take off perch, it usually places them central, but I will take this any day. Congrats.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful image this, the suspended rock add well to the frame, Bird pose is too good too.. you could just work a bit on the beak to extract a little more detail from it.

[christopher galeski]

great BG,nice comp,plenty of detail,the rocks great,imo I would clone the rings out,great shot Doug,thanks.

[Morkel Erasmus]

all has been said. what a magnificent composition and pose - and crystal clear. take a bow, Doug! moment well used...

[Mike Lentz]

I'm really enjoying these Peregrines!!

[James Salywoda]

Excellent shot! I love the outstretched talons and wing position.