Peregrine Falcon

[Herb Houghton]

This is a nesting peregrine falcon, from the Palisades Cliffs overlooking the Hudson River, shot from above at about 500 feet elevation. 1D mark IV, iso 640, f7.1, 1/1600, manual on a tripod with wimberley.

Herb





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[Chad Caswell]

Great pose Herb, not a view we often see, reminds me of you being chased by him. :t3

Chad

[dankearl]

Excellent, A really great view of this falcon.
Hard to get, nice job.

[Arthur Morris]

Stunning dorsal view and pose. Sharp with a perfect EXP and a sweet, sweet BKGR. What was the BKGR?

Lightening the front of the face and the irises might improve an already great image.

[Randy Stout]

Herb:

He is so rigidly stretched out, that he really looks like a fighter plane, going on the attack.

Sharp, well exposed on top, agree with Artie about a bit of lightening on face.

Dramatic pose.

Well done.

Cheers

Randy

[Lorant Voros]

Very powerful pose and eye contact. Agree with the above suggestions to make this stunning image even better.

Lorant

[Doug Brown]

I agree with Randy's fighter plane comparison. Really cool pose! Better lighting of the face would take this image to the next level.

[Dan Brown]

OMG! Awesome! The dark leading edge of the wings is really cool!

[Stu Bowie]

Herb, this has such a 3D effect, and just love the flying posture. Sharp, with good eye contact. Very well captured.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Perfect dynamic pose and not a feather out of place (looks so aerodynamic)..Small nit is the BG noise but thats minor...What a great image and takes some skill to capture these speedsters in flight!

[gail bisson]

Wow! Very different view of a falcon. Can you tell us how you got it?
Agree with lightening up the face.
Gail

[Humberto Ramos]

Stunning image of the fastest bird alive, I love those killer eyes...

[Stephen Earle]

Cool shot. There is quite a visible halo around the bird which spoils it for me. No-one else seems to notice it though??

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Herb, I really like this shot. Very unique vantage point and terrific details. Compositionally, it is strong...very well done.

[Arthur Morris]

Cool shot. There is quite a visible halo around the bird which spoils it for me. No-one else seems to notice it though??

I see what looks like a small sharpening halo on the leading edge of the wings but only when I tilt the screen....

[Harshad Barve]

Very powerful pose and eye contact
TFS

[Herb Houghton]

Thanks for all of the comments. Artie, the BGD is the Hudson River. Waves from the river are parallel to the bird's wings and are slightly evident.

Herb



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