Aplomado falcon

[Patricio Murphy]

Yesterday we headed to a lagoon, only to find that the draught had made it almost dissappear. Ergo, almost no birds. When we returned to Buenos Aires, we decided to give a secondary route a try, expecting to find some bird perching on the fences and shooting from the car. This one wouldn't allow us to get very close, but it made the day for me.



Nikon D200, AI Nikkor 400mm f/3.5, SB600, handheld resting on car window, 1/800, f/5.6, ISO200

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the head angle and eye contact. The perch is not ideal and I might crop it vertically.

[Tony Whitehead]

Good catch with the prey, Patricio. Agree with Axel's suggestion re a portrait crop. A bit of +EC may have been helpful.

[Aidan Briggs]

Nice pose, and the light is nice and soft. The real problem is the distance from the subject. I would crop it as Axel and Tony mentioned.