Merlin

[arash_hazeghi]

This is another frame from the female Merlin that I photographed with Dave last year. In her talons she is holding a rather large dragonfly snack



Shot with the 1D-X and 600II + 1.4X III. ISO 1600, f/5.6 at 1/2500sec hand held from truck. Processed in DPP 4. We had fast moving clouds in the sky, the original was underexposed by a full stop so I boosted the exposure in post

Hope you like it

[MiroslavMaric]

Hi Arash! Love the light, details, pose, BG tone. Well done processing. If mine would rotate a bit CW and add a bit of room at the left and top. TFS.
Cheers,
Miro

[Sandy Witvoet]

Stunning, as to be expected! Great "attitude" (pose) and HA. Love the dragonfly in the talons.... we have a Merlin nest at the back of our property... when the "babes" fledge, it's awesome to see them hunt the dragonflies around the lake....

[keith mitchell]

Hi Arash,beautiful clarity and sharpness,,great perch and BG.

[Troy Lim]

Beautiful pose, nice catch for both of you. Great PP work for an underexposed shot.

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image. Spectacular pose, great details and nice composition.

Regards.
Satish.

[Arya Shafaeipour]

Viva Arash!

[Bill Dix]

Lovely shot, with great pose from Ms. Merlin. Well done with the exposure correction, and elimination of any resulting noise. My first reaction was that a little less of the bottom perch would be nice, with a corresponding amount added on top; but given where the bark occurs I can see why you cropped where you did.

[mohammad reza shahab]

Hi Arash, Great pose,BG,detail and nice composition.TFS

[David Salem]

She sure looks great in this frame Arash! Nice front facing pose with great looking light and a nice shooting angle. The techs and details look perfect and I like the leftover wings in her feet. I'm praying that she shows up again this fall!! See ya soon.

[Glenn Conlan]

Arash, another great capture of this Merlin. Techs are up to your usual high quality. See you soon

[Gabriela Plesea]

Truly exquisite image, perfect composition and colours, sharp, great IQ. Love the silvery BG. Superb processing, Arash - a pleasure to view.

Kind regards,

[arash_hazeghi]

thank you all