Lanner Falcon

[Chris van Rooyen]

Hi Folks

Apologies for my silence of late. I am still recovering from laser refractive corrective surgery a month ago that almost went disastrously wrong. Fortunately things are finally improving now and the doctors believe I should not retain any long term negative after effects of the post-operational complications. At the moment my eyesight is still a bit wobbly, therefore I have not been on the site of late, I will become more active again as my eyes improve. Looking forward to get back in the swing of things as soon as possible.

I photographed this young Lanner Falcon in the Kgalagadi earlier this year.

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Date/Time: 2009:03:13 09:11:37
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: 4.5
Exposure mode: Tv
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 640
Focal length: 500mm

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool pose, sharpness, eye contact and BG, I also like the eye contact.

I hope your eyesight will be back to normal as soon as possible. It sounds as if you went through a tough time, I wish you much strength!

[Chris van Rooyen]

Thanks Axel, it has indeed been a trial of note.

[Stu Bowie]

Wishing you well on a speedy recovery Chris. Sounds like you are on your way.

This just pops so well from the BG. Pin sharp, love the wing posture and fanned tail. Well captured

[Doug Brown]

Sorry to hear about your vision problem Chris. I hope for a speedy and complete recovery!

[Jóhannes Gunnar]

This is just amazing! Fantastic capture...
Glad to hear you are doing better...

[Dr.Pranay Rao Juvvadi]

Your flight images are a treat to watch, and this one is no diffrent. The wing and tail spread are wonderful. Hope you recover soon. I expect many more great raptor flight images from you in the future.

[Erich Stevens]

Chris,

This one looks like it was quite a challenge for EXP and focus and I give you top marks on both. I also wish you a speedy recovery.

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Chris,

Sorry to hear of your difficulties with the eye surgery. I had corrective eye surgery a few years back and it took me a good month to recover. My wife had it done and was good to go the next day. Go figure. Hope you keep improving. Hang in there. Oh, I also like the image. Nice view of the back with wings spread. Sharp and well exposed as expect.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Chris, Excellent image and I also wish you a speedy recovery!!!

[Brian Barcelos]

Sorry to here about your eye issue, Wish you a speedy recovery. This image is gorgeous. Beautiful wing and tail spread. Love the dorsal view with excellent eye contact. The colors of the falcon have been rendered beautifully and nice BG. Can't find anything I'd change. Congrats

Brian

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Wish you well Chris. :)
A swift recovery and back in the field.

Lovely image, love the spread wing! Thanks for sharing.

[Loong-Tat Wong]

Hi
Hope you will get well.
The image is awesome.The expression,details,subject isolation and sharpness are all so well done.

[Harshad Barve]

Wish you a speedy recovery Chris
Fantastic shot with nice details , lovely wing position and killer BG
TFS

[Chris van Rooyen]

Thanks for the comments guys and all the messages of goodwill, these are much appreciated! I saw the doctor this morning and he is happy:D Can't wait to pick up the camera again, at least I know my D3 is always in focus:p

[Dave Barnes]

Sorry to hear about the eyes, I hope that it all gets sorted out soon.
I see this image was captured with your good camera.:D (PS mine has been in again for a ERR99 message hope it is sorted this time):(
I like the wing spread captured here Chris, going there at the end of the month and hope to capture a lanner.
Not sure about the colour in the image though?

[Kiran Poonacha]

Such a beauty Chris, Congrats, Its have been dream to come to africa..

My best wishes for your speedy recovery...

[arash_hazeghi]

Amazing shot, love the detail , colors, can't get any better. Wish for fast recovery

[Jay Gould]

Best Wishes from Down Under. Glad to hear that you are on the road to recovery. Your images including this beauty are always an inspiration. Looking forward to new images from your new eyes.

[Krijn Trimbos]

I wish you all the best Chris, I hope for a speedy recovery!

Lovely shot, good soft light and very cool pose, excellent shot!

Get well soon man so we can enjoy shots like this more often again!

Cheers,

Krijn

[Mital Patel]

what a fantastic wings display here.. you have captured it in perfect manner. big congrats.

[Ilija Dukovski]

I'm glad to hear you are getting better, this is excellent image, the pose is fantastic with great feel of motion.
Waiting for many more:)