Peregrine with Prey (graphic warning)

[Bonnie Block]

Another in the series of peregrine images I took the other day.
This time with the prey (pigeon) showing. Tough light--in the shadows with a ray of sun beaming in on the bird.
1D MKIII 300/2.8 IS + 2X TC
1/500s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso1250

[Fabs Forns]

Great action captures, Bonnie, thanks for the warning, so I was prepared :)
If this were mine (Ha, I wish...:) ) I'd mask the sharpening away in the branh.

Big congrats!

[Bonnie Block]

Great action captures, Bonnie, thanks for the warning, so I was prepared :)
If this were mine (Ha, I wish...:) ) I'd mask the sharpening away in the branh.

Big congrats!

Thanks, Fabs!
I am not sure I know exactly what you mean. Feel free to edit this image if you care to.

[Trey Barron]

I like this one and do not mind the lighting. Masking the sharpening on the branch may bring the bird out in the image. It appears this one has some bling on the ankle.

[Bonnie Block]

I like this one and do not mind the lighting. Masking the sharpening on the branch may bring the bird out in the image. It appears this one has some bling on the ankle.

Hi Trey, thanks for your comments. I do need to mention--the bling is a small part of the hand of man--a band. I can read the number on it in some other images that I have. I am going to see if I can report a sighting of this bird.

[Trey Barron]

It would be neat to find out where the bird came from or if it has been in the area for a long time. It may also be able to tell you the age.

[Fabs Forns]

Here it is, remember I'm working with very few pixels and a jpeg file :)

I blurred the whole image on a layer and created a layer mask, painted black with different opacities so it looked more or less natural. Burned the highlights in the back and the branch. There's a tutorial in the Edu Resources Forum on how to do all this, I think it's called Selective sharpening, but it can ne used to blur the BG too. If you can't find it, PM me, I'll find it for you.

[Bonnie Block]

Here it is, remember I'm working with very few pixels and a jpeg file :)

I blurred the whole image on a layer and created a layer mask, painted black with different opacities so it looked more or less natural. Burned the highlights in the back and the branch. There's a tutorial in the Edu Resources Forum on how to do all this, I think it's called Selective sharpening, but it can ne used to blur the BG too. If you can't find it, PM me, I'll find it for you.

Thanks, Fabs. I'll explore this more. I am not used to working alot with masks, and I tend to forget about them--I need to use them more!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great capture and action. Details and BG look good, too. The eye looks a bit whitish on my monitor.

[James Salywoda]

Fantastic Shot Bonnie !!!! Thanks for warning nice details and action captured .

[Steve Canuel]

Hi Bonnie,
I like the colors, the BG, and the lichen covered perch.

[Bonnie Block]

Update!
I received an answer from Ed Deal of the Falcon Research Group and he banded this female Peregrine on June 3 2001. She is part of a program on San Juan Island Peregrines here in the Pacific North West. (Seattle area) They banded 300 young Peregrines.
Too cool!

[Raymond Barlow]

awesome Bonnie, cool image, and neat to read about the results of the banding info.

[Bonnie Block]

more on this little lady....

Bonnie,
This bird sure gets around..... here's some notes on her from my files.
ED
“B-67” spotted feeding on a Rock Dove at Oak Harbor, on 26 MAY 2002. Band photo taken while eating wigeon in Oak Harbor, by Cathy Wise 31 DEC 2006. Photographed at Ft. Worden14 AUG 2008 by Bonnie Block.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Wow Bonnie awesome image and great to hear about the background history on this bird. Beautifully capture with a wonderful pose. Big congratulations and many thanks for sharing. What a thrill it must have been to see this beauty.