Peregrine (tundrius)

[Erik Hedlin]

Canon 7D with 400mm f5.6L

f/5.6
ss: 1/2500
ISO 320
Handheld
Focused on her while she was perched knowing that any second she would flush. Snapped the picture as quickly as I could once she jumped.

POST:
lowered the contrast everywhere except her head (feathered to decrease obviousness). The usual touch of sharpening and noise reduction.

I would have LOVED to have all of her in the frame, but she was perched too closely for that to be possible. The obvious anger in her face is because I was working with her babies at this moment. Chicks up here on the tundra are on average 30 days old and their primaries are pushing through the down. The awkward teenage years are just about over! They grow up so fast!!

[PhilCook]

Love the intense stare...he looks like he has murder on his mind, wing tips cut already stated which is a slight shame, still a dramatic looking image

[John Chardine]

Outstanding drama and feel Erik. One "solution" to clipped wing tips is to go in tight and really clip the wings. You have the pixels to do this!

[Daniel Cadieux]

The wings do not bother me as they are not really clipped...they are more deeply cut at a good spot hence an intentional look to the comp. I love the angle of the subject, the perch, and the high-key BG works really well here. I could see a version with even more trimmed off the top. Personally bummed about the leg bands, but any peregrine photographed in the wild is a special moment!!