On the Lookout for Santa

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12-24-2009, 06:05 PM
Doug Brown

On the Lookout for Santa

A Peregrine Falcon juvenile from this summer. I thought the pose fit the holiday! Happy holidays everyone!

http://birdwhisperer.smugmug.com/Ani...05_PQth2-O.jpg

Canon 1D Mark III, 500mm, f/4, 1/800, ISO 640, manual exposure, hand held
12-24-2009, 06:08 PM
Arthur Morris

Technically perfect with a great head angle. Was it Santa or a plane?
12-24-2009, 06:17 PM
Gabi Sandu

I like a lot this shot. Nice colors, great details and superb DOF.
12-24-2009, 06:19 PM
thijs broekkamp

Nice pose, beautiful background and sharp, a perfect picture!
12-24-2009, 06:23 PM
Kim Rollins

Doug-

Sharp. Great pose. Exposed well and just Well Done.

I got a chuckle out of this.
12-24-2009, 06:34 PM
Doug Brown

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arthur Morris

Was it Santa or a plane?

Actually it was looking for mom.
12-24-2009, 06:51 PM
gary rouleau

Super in always Doug. I didn't know Santa was a female (mom).

gary
12-24-2009, 07:06 PM
Doug Brown

Quote:

Originally Posted by gary rouleau

I didn't know Santa was a female (mom).

Maybe I should change the title to 'On the Lookout for Mrs. Claus' ;)
12-24-2009, 08:49 PM
Harshad Barve

Merry Christmas to you and your family
lovely image with nice head position and BG, Looks little soft near talons or its just to me
TFS
12-24-2009, 10:53 PM
Allen Sparks

wonderful pose, background, and great eye focus. Does look soft on the lower feathers to me too but I'm assuming that is due to the light you had to work with.

Allen
12-25-2009, 01:31 AM
Paul Lagasi

Have a great Christmas and New Years Doug...as always lovely image
12-25-2009, 03:06 AM
arash_hazeghi

Happy Holidays Doug, wish you a successful new year making lots of good photographs.
12-25-2009, 06:09 AM
Arthur Morris

Quote:

Originally Posted by Allen Sparks

wonderful pose, background, and great eye focus. Does look soft on the lower feathers to me too but I'm assuming that is due to the light you had to work with. Allen

Hi Allen, And welcome. The lower feathers are softer than the face and eye because they are well beyond the plane of focus (the eye to be precise) and at f/4 there is nowhere near enough d-o-f to cover them. So the soft focus is due directly to the aperture not to the light. And most importantly, the image is sharp where it needs to be, on the eye. And it works very well for me.
12-25-2009, 04:24 PM
adrian dancy

I like this very much and would be very proud of it....well done Doug.
12-26-2009, 09:53 AM
Kiran Poonacha

Seasons greetings to ou Bhai, loved the HA here, really make him look cute..