Peregrine stoop

[arash_hazeghi]

This is a high-speed stoop by a juvenile peregrine falcon. From SoCal over the 4th of July holiday. The marine layer aka the June gloom makes it hard to shoot action in low light but I had surprisingly many keeper in just one day of shoot, mainly thanks to the amazing performance of the A1 and a little bit of experience from the prior years shooting at this location. During a stoop a peregrine can accelerate to 200+ mph making it the fastest animal on the planet. Although I cannot tell how fast this one was going but it covered a large area in almost no time...


Shot with A1 and 200-600. ISO-2500 f/6.3 1/3200 sec. handheld processed with C1P. hope you like it

[David Roach]

Awesome pose, details, light and sky. Just another AH classic... TFS

[Wayne Niz]

Arthur, then Jay now Arash all putting on an A1 masterclass show. Fantastic capture well done

[Arthur Morris]

This one is stunning beyond belief. I Leo how the orange/buff tones on the young bird pick up the tones of the beach below. The feathers of young birds wear faster than the feathers of the adult birds. Note the worn primary tips on this youngster. The a/1 with the 200-600 is indeed deadly even in low light. And it is more deadly in Arash's hands.

Folks interested in the a1 should see today's blog post here. It is titled: Inked By a Squid! Is the SONY Alpha a1 Really Worth $6500? And Would You Spend 80 Minutes on This Image?

with love, artie

[William Dickson]

You have shown us some great Peregrine images Arash...But this one IMO must be one of your best....Considering the speed that these birds fly, you have captured beautiful detail...The BG shows the bird perfectly, and the pose is spot on for me...

Very well done and TFS

Will

[Glenn Conlan]

We had a pretty good day Saturday! Glad you got some great captures. Love this one with the wings partial tucked.

Glenn

[dankearl]

I really like the pose and the June Gloom mixed with the Socal smog light is pretty cool...you can see the air...

[arash_hazeghi]

I really like the pose and the June Gloom mixed with the Socal smog light is pretty cool...you can see the air...

thanks Dan. There is no smog in SoCal at this location. It’s just clouds.

[Jay Ing]

Terrible shot! Maybe one day I can get such a terrible shot - if - I'm terribly lucky! Man the detail and color! Just love it.

[John Mack]

The pose is great. Reminds me of a fighter jet.

[kevin Hice]

Artie most juvenile raptors have larger feathers ,makes it somewhat easier for flight I suppose. It is a learning process.

[kevin Hice]

Haven't been on in a while Arash all of the peregrine shots are to die for heavenly. TFS