Red-Footed Falcon (male)

[Haim Ziv]

Mark II 600mm f6.3 1/320 ISO 200 HH morning light.
It's immigration season and this species stay in Israel for a very short time.
Something like 2 or 3 weeks. Size: 11 up to 14 inch.
The perch is a corn field after cutting the crop.

Thank you for looking.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Great image,I Iove the bg,light and pose
I repost the image with a bit smart sharpen,looks better always for my taste:)

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Hi Haim, I have missed you posting.

Very striking image with gorgeous lighting and BG. Love the pose and the excellent eye contact . A nice job with the repost Manos. Many thanks for sharing Haim.

[Mark Schmitt]

Very nice bird. Don't know as I've seen one before. The over-all image is nice. Manos is correct on the sharpening. I might add that the perch is a bit over exposed. Some selective dodge an burn might help it. Good post.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the sharpening on the repost. I would also crop about half of the space at right. Nice for you to be able to take advantage of their short stay in your area!

[Fabs Forns]

Repost looks wonderful, lovely BG and placing in the frame. I like it as presented.

[bill kominsky]

The repost with the extra sharpening on this beautiful bird is and was definitly a necessity, thank you Haim and Manos for this wonderful effort.

Bill

[Simon Bennett]

I like the pose, eye contact and background. Very cool bird.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Repost looks much better, very nice comp, light and exposure, great looking bird! Congratulations!