Brown Falcon (Falco berigora)

[Ian Wilson]

Brown Falcon is widespread in Australia and occurs in much of New Guinea. It is the most common Falco species in Australia. This guy was captured on the south coast with oof sea and a backwater in the background.

Canon 5DIII + 600 mm f/4L II + 1.4x III extender, hand-held.
Manual, f/7.1, 1/2500 sec, ISO 800.
Processed with DPP4 and PS Elements.

Thanks for looking, critical feedback welcome.
Ian

[Loi Nguyen]

Hi Ian, beautiful bird and BG. The crop is tough since the bid looking straight at you, the negative space in front looks a bit empty. I wish the bird would turn its head away from you a little so that the half face is not in the shadow. Loi

[Binu John]

Superb shot, Ian! Excellent composition, pose, eye contact, BG and exposure! Very well done and TFS.

[Richard Flack]

Wow, that is a super image Ian, awesome BG, great detail and beautiful light and I like the catchlight & detail in his left eye. Well done!

[Randy Stout]

Ian :

The falcon is great, sharp, well exposed, with pleasant bg. Wonderful color harmony. I appreciate the shading on the face issue, but the eye contact is so good, it works for me. Might do some very subtle lightening of that side.

Crop is interesting challenge because of pose, as mentioned by Loi. I would personally try a version with some off the right, and a small bit off the top to balance the ratio.

Cheers

Randy

[Joseph Przybyla]

A beauty Ian, wonderful colors, sharp detail. Thank you for sharing.

[William Dickson]

Very nice Ian, lovely colours and BG, the face looks awesome Well done

[Carl Walker]

Stunning image Ian. Great IQ, BG and pp work as well as capture.

[arash_hazeghi]

I like the topisde view and the head turn, nice details. I do wish you had a natural perch though

TFS

[Marina Scarr]

Absolutely stunning raptor with super colors. Your BG here is really killer, as is that stare down.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nice one! love the head turn and the nice light in which you photographed this raptor.

[Ian Wilson]

Thanks everyone for your generous feedback and helpful advice on this image. Regards, Ian