Gyr Falcon (c)

[Raymond Barlow]

D300 / 200-400 VR @ 400mm
1/1600 sec, f4, iso 320
Hand held, natural light, slight crop.
cloned the jesses, reduced noise on the bg.

Taken at a recent workshop Nov21st, 2009 near Amherst Mass.

Not sure about the crop again, I do not like the eye so close to the center of the frame.

Thanks for looking.

[Desmond Chan]

Beautiful light and background ! Like the overall warm tone.

Is that a juvy?

[Morkel Erasmus]

Hi!

nice and sharp against a great BG that really makes it pop...I like the corner-to-corner wingtips and think you can probably get the eye away from the centre by adding some canvas to the right and on top.

[scott benson]

stunning shot, well caught.

[Dave Brown]

Hi,
Nice shot- good HA and details are great and nice light as well. I was wondering what the upperside of this bird looked like? so you have any other photos?

Dave Brown

[James Salywoda]

Well done buddy nice eye contact and wing position that bg really sets off the Falcon nicely.

[Marina Scarr]

Hi Raymond: I have really enjoyed viewing your captures of the last couple of weeks and the same applies to this one. The bird really pops off the monitor. I would move the bird a bit more to the left and/or add a bit of canvas to the right to keep it out of the middle.

[arash_hazeghi]

Nice flight pose and eye contact. SH is very good wish the under wings were brighter. TFS

[Kiran Poonacha]

I loved this comp, if you feel its cramped would just suggest to add equal space all round, loved the pose and good BG.. congrats..

[denise ippolito]

Raymond, Really nice pose and eye contact. Beautiful brown BG compliments the bird nicely.

[Raymond Barlow]

thanks for all the cool comments!

Beautiful light and background ! Like the overall warm tone.

Is that a juvy?

I really do not know Desmond, I will ask the falconer next time I talk to him, and send you a pm., thanks.

[Jim Crosswell]

Another great image Ray!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

This is GREAT bro! Love the eye contact and sharp as a tack! Lovely light too!