Juvenile Peregrine Falcon

[arash_hazeghi]

This is another frame of the juvenile falcon taking off from the beach.



1DX 600II + 1.4X III f/5.6 1/3200sec ISO 2000 handheld. I removed the bands in post.

Hop you like it.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Superb flight image, awesome in-coming pose, nice wing position, great eye contact. TFS.

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

Beautiful, Arash! Clear as can be, nice facial contact, perfect BG. Well done!

[adrian dancy]

Excellent flight image. All elements look good. I might just lift the blues in the head bare parts, but it is not a big issue.

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

Arash totally OT: Coincidentally I've just been reading this discussion (http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...-1DX-for-birds) where you state that you have no intention of getting a 1DX soon and now look what you shot this with - us photographers are funny people, aren't we?

[Bill Dix]

Another great shot, Arash. Amazing incoming shot for such a fast flyer. Good detail in the shadows without any appreciable noise. Love the raised wings and dangling feet.

[Shawn Zierman]

Dynamic doozy of an image sir!! I like the size of the falcon in the frame...perfect imo. One small suggestion to consider would be to remove the bg beach debris piece right above the bird's right wing...I tried it in my mind's eye and I liked the image even more :)

[Pao Dolina]

Superb arash!

[David Salem]

Beautiful take off shot Arash. I like the colors and the lighting in this one. The hanging legs and the visible talons adds allot to the image. Nice frame.

[Steve Kaluski]

Superb Arash, and as David said 'The hanging legs and the visible talons adds allot to the image.' makes it! Personally i might soften/remove the darker red blob above the LH wing tip, personal choice.

TFS
Steve

[arash_hazeghi]

Arash totally OT: Coincidentally I've just been reading this discussion (http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...-1DX-for-birds) where you state that you have no intention of getting a 1DX soon and now look what you shot this with - us photographers are funny people, aren't we?

That thread is old, but yes I admit, one of the greatest mistakes I made was not buying the 1DX as soon as it came out ( I waited 6 months after it came out). I did not expect it to be so much better than the 1D4. If you want to read my take on 1dx see my review http://arihazeghiphotography.com/blo...d-impressions/

best

[arash_hazeghi]

thanks everyone for the comments

[vishaljadhav]

Wonderful exposure with sharp details
lovely composition
I love that head angle and those dangling legs
Great IQ as always with your images, beautiful work

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Fantastic light bathing this powerful raptor!
Love the dandling talons and winds up!

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

I did not expect it to be so much better than the 1D4. If you want to read my take on 1dx see my review http://arihazeghiphotography.com/blo...d-impressions/

Neat review! Happy snappies with the 1DX (in the mean time I'll keep on dreaming of owning a D4s )!