Peregrine strikes THE POSE!

[Doug Brown]

I spent over a week photographing Peregrine Falcons earlier this summer. Getting one with this pose against a mountain BG in good light happened all of one time during that entire week plus. I was happy to lock focus for this image!

http://birdwhisperer.smugmug.com/photos/588180684_HkcMo-O-2.jpg

Canon 1D Mark III, 500mm, f/7.1, 1/1600, ISO 800, manual exposure, hand held

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very cool! I like the banking pose, fanned tail, sharpness, open beak, light and BG.

[Randy Stout]

Doug:

Great dorsal view, sharp throughout,good HA and crying pose!

Nicely exposed too.

Purely as a matter of personal taste, I might darken the background a bit.

Thanks for sharing.

Randy

PS: Axel and I were typing at the same time again!

[Krijn Trimbos]

Truly amazing! Love everything about this one! The pose is perfect and the fanned tail killer, the BG is fine by me and the open beak is the icing on the cake! Well done man!

[christopher galeski]

I like the BG on this,suites the colors on the falcon,good comp,plenty of detail.good shot.thanks.

[Gal Shon]

Stunning Pose, and thanks to it you got Sharpness all over the Falcon,
I'm enjoying this one very much.

[Daniel Stenberg]

I wich we could have the opportunities with peregrines like you have over here. This is one fab shot, like everything about it.

// Daniel

[Nancy A Elwood]

Doug lovely as presented!! The bank, eye contact and sharpness, WOW, very jealous!

Cheers
Nancy

[Aidan Briggs]

Love the open beak, banking pose, and perfect HA. Nice light, and exposure. The BG is not my favorite, but I don't mind it here.

Well Done!

[Ramon M. Casares]

Wonderfull pose, HA, BG, detail and comp; light was starting to het harsh but as you were higer it still works preety good to me.
Congratulations!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Doug,
My favorite of the series.....you nailed it! Love the fan spread on the tail and the look back....Sweet!

[Mike Veltri]

Great top side view, love the calling pose.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Doug,
This simply rocks. Glad that the week long trip ended up in at least this image. It's well worth the trip alone. Awesome pose and I too love the fanned tail. Killer man! Thanks for sharing.

[Jay Gould]

Doug the ONLY thing I would do with this image is PRINT and ENJOY!

[Raymond Barlow]

incredible image Doug.

[James Salywoda]

Tremendous banking shot Doug I like it alot.

[Stu Bowie]

Great banking angle showing the dorsal view very well. Incredible detail and light, and the open beak takes it over the top for me. Well captured Doug.

[Kiran Poonacha]

This the best of the Lot Doug, Loved the focus here, overall sharpness and the full spread of the tail and beak add a lots.. thanks for sharing..

[Lance Peters]

Gorgeous Gorgeous Gorgeous - Perfect pose and HA - nailed it in every aspect - IMHO :)

[Mark Dumbleton]

Superb banking pose and with the open beak a huge bonus! Superb photography!
Well done!

[Steve Large]

Hey Doug,
Great feather detail, timing and light. You must be quite proud of this one. Congratulations!

Steve

[Stephen Stephen]

Beautiful image here Doug. As others have mentioned I love the fanned tail, topside wingspread and open bill.