Caracara

[D. Robert Franz]

I recently returned from the month long ICF Pro Tour of Nature Photography Contest.. It's great to be back. I've gone through my 17000 images and have turned in my 75 image portfolio for judging later this month. It was an extremely difficult cotest this year for a number of reasons. Can't show any images taken during the contest till after judging but this was from before the contest started.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Aperture: 4
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Focal length: 500mm

[Nancy A Elwood]

Dale I love the light on this one!! Wonderful feather detail and pose! Good luck with the contest!!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Dale, loved the light here. Bird is oriented perfectly w.r.t the camera. Fabulous details and exposure. Only suggestion is to have the bird a little to the right in the frame...but hard to do that for in-flight images. I am guessing you were using the center AF point.

[Fabs Forns]

Terrific pose in sweet light. I know you guys are not allowed to crop for the contest, but this one could use a bit off the right hand side. Very sharp and good EXP.
Good luck in the contest :)

[Sid Garige]

Very nice wing spread and great light.

Good luck with ICF Dale.

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice wing positions, nice eye contact and I like the BG too. TFS

[Morkel Erasmus]

all the best for the contest Dale!! your quality of work should earn you top honours...

lovely light, pose and detail here

[Alfred Forns]

Sweet Dale !!! I'm sure your going to do well in the contest this year, you did come up some special images ... that has to be the toughest contest with no cropping allowed and basically images out of the camera !! .... waiting to celebrate !!!

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Love this Dale. Beautiful flight pose and the lighting is gorgeous. Wishing all the best as your work is outstanding !!!

Cheers
judylynn

[Juan Aragonés]

This one is killer Dale, light is outstanding and the pose of wings, eye contact and sharpness really good.