Merlin Flight in Evening Light

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New Jersey - 1D3, 300mm+1.4xTC, hand held, 1/2500, F5.6, ISO 800, manual exposure

I'm lovin these shots Jim. Sweet angle and light and the eye contact draws you in.

What to say ...perfect capture ... I would prefer a darker background ... but well this is nature .
Geraldo

Jim:

Well exposed, nice light, great wing span, tail flare.

To my eye, the focus is sharper on the wings and tail than the head and breast. I wonder where your focus point was? At that shutter speed, I wouldn't expect any motion blur.

Maybe a sliver more room at the top.

Cheers

Randy

Great pose and eye contact. Nothing to add to above comments.
TFS Ray

Sweet light. Love the look. This series has been really nice Jim. Thx for sharing them. Looking forward to seeing you at the Bosque in a month or so.

lovely imahe , liked the wing pose and details
TFS

super pose, lighting and exposure Jim. lovely work.

Great shot Jim! Even from a "wimpy" 300mm lens;). Love the eye contact!

Excellent, love the wing position, soft light, HA and all of those sweet details.