Screaming Prairie Falcon

[Jim Neiger]

Southern Idaho - 1DX, 600mm + 1.4x TC, hand held, 1/1600, F5.6, ISO 1000, manual exposure

Here is another image from my trip this summer. The bg is the 800 ft high wall of the Snake River Canyon. We were photographing from on top.

[MiroslavMaric]

Hi Jim. Great pose and timing. For hand held more than well done shot. Like the frame and position of the bird. At the first moment BG looks very busy for me but after reading your description it looks better . TFS.

Cheers, Miro

[David Salem]

That is totally wicked Jim! What a Fantastic and unique screaming pose this falcon gave you and the lighting that she's in is just perfect, every inch of her is lit, and two catch lights in the eyes, wow.
The techs and details look great too and I like seeing the snake river canyon in the BG. As good of a Prairie falcon shot as one could ask for. Can't stop looking at this awesome frame.

[Marina Scarr]

This is one killer image, Jim. First of all I love that vertical and squawking flight pose. The canyon wall makes for a unique and interesting backdrop.

[Richard Flack]

That is seriously awesome Jim!

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

That is one heck of an image, simply superb! Stunning vertical frame with great light, awesome calling pose in flight, amazing BG! Can it even get better than this?? Great stuff Jim!

[Loi Nguyen]

Hi Jim, this is awesome. I have seen you in action, but this is a really shard one to get. Love the pose, sharpness, and lovely colors. Loi

[Jonathan Ashton]

That must have taken some catching I am more than impressed - outstanding image.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent dynamic pose, light and the BG! wish I was there Jim