Fear of flying

[Doug Brown]

This juvenile Peregrine Falcon spent a great deal of time trying to talk herself into flying off the ledge on a steep cliff; mom was calling her from another ledge to come eat breakfast.



Canon 1D Mark III, 500mm, f/4, 1/1000, ISO 800, manual exposure, hand held

[Axel Hildebrandt]

That's not the best kind of fear to have if you are a bird. No wonder she has second thoughts, it looks quite steep. :) Did she finally take the plunge? Great light, details, pose and BG.

[Randy Stout]

Doug:

Very nice, fun backstory. I don't blame her!

Techs are all nice. In the really minor category, I might burn in and reduce the contrast on the grey rock at the bottom of the frame. It is distinct enough to catch my eye a bit.

Excellent overall.

Randy

[Arthur Morris]

Killer lovely with light, BKGR, and SH. Plus, a perfect HA. Love the implications of the bird looking down. A pano crop from the bottom to just a fraction above the top of the whtie rock below the tail might work.

You must have been pretty close and I will assume that you could not possibly have gotten any lower.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Such a beauty, My fav BOP. loved the colours and the pose along with the title make it interesting. congrats...

[Nagesh Mula]

Its a beautiful picture Doug and very sharp. Loved the expression on its face especially after reading the story. Congratulations!!

[Doug Brown]

There was no possibility of a lower angle Artie. We were lying on the edge of 160 foot cliff with very little ability to move around.

[Danny Laredo]

Excellent image and super caption.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Razor sharp and perfectly managed. I wish I could get this close to a Peregrine. :(

[Stu Bowie]

I like the inquisitive look, and how are those talons for a juv. I like the feather detail, together with the complimentary colours in the BG.

[christopher galeski]

good shot,well done,BG GREAT,I notice the bird as not been ringed,here in the UK,they seem to ring every bird they can,which makes the bird unnatural,any way thats another subject,not for on here.Anyway Doug great shot.thanks.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Ah! lovely capture. I think the from-above angles works very well here. It adds to the "steep drop" aspect of the BG. And the ledge lends it a 3-d feel.

very very nice.

[Mike Veltri]

Sweet shot Doug

[Stephen Earle]

This is a superb image Doug. To my mind this perspective works as one would expect viewing these creatures somewhat from above.