Diving Merlin

[Jim Neiger]

http://www.flightschoolphotography.com/POST/MERLIN15.jpg
New Jersey - 1D3, 300mm+1.4xTC, hand held, 1/2500, F7.1, ISO 640, manual exposure

[Dave Blinder]

Incredible timing and nice light Jim. Fine detail on the wings seems a bit lacking on my laptop, but that's easily overcome by the lighting. Is this a large crop?

Cape May?

[Dan O'Leary]

Fantastic as always, Jim. Light, sharpness, action, IQ all great. No recommendations here, except to keep up the inspiring work.

[david cramer]

Gotta love this shot. Great action and sharp eye. Well done.

[Suzanne Huot]

Amazing angle you captured this one at ,gives a great feeling of the speed these birds are capable of going at on the downward dive ,and that eye ,Wow!

[Harshad Barve]

one of the great diving shot
TFS

[Dave Barnes]

love the pose and the comp. IQ top drawer as usual Jim.
I may suggest cropping just a tad from the left?

[arash_hazeghi]

Awesome action Jim, the red spot on the beak is blood(?) visible fanned tailed is a plus. wish beak had not merged with part of the wing but that's very minor. TFS

[Marc Mol]

Beautiful diving pose, very well handled, great action! Excellent Jim.

[David Fletcher]

Superb pose and sharpness Jim. Excellent action. Well done.

[Daniel Belasco]

Lovely look on the Merlin's face.
Wish the beak was a little more defined.
TFS
dan