Peregrine Falcon

[Ryan Schain]

While shooting the Sanderlings at the end of the Fishermen's Trail on Sandy Hook (Middletown, New Jersey), this juvenile Peregrine Falcon came zooming in low from the dunes towards the water. It missed the Sanderlings, and then went after a gull.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 L IS

Exposure: 1/2500
Aperture: F/6.3
Focal Length: 400 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: +1/3 EV

[Ted Willcox]

Hi Ryan
Nice BIF Image, love the shadow I like where you have position the Falcon. I would usually like to see a little tighter crop, but with the shadow I like it this way. Maybe soften the highlights in the bg and smooth them out. Nice flight image. "You got to be there to get the image"
Ted

[Stu Bowie]

Great capture for a fast flying character. Pops from the BG nicely. I would run some NR on the BG.

[Fabs Forns]

He looks very determined. Your composition is well balanced with the shadow, wish it wasn't on the road, or what looks like one.

[Ed Schneider]

Outstanding capture of this beachcomber! Well done. A hair tighter might be nice, and agree on NR. Jealous of this one;)

[Morkel Erasmus]

they are very fast! well done on getting this as sharp as it is...

[Ryan Schain]

He looks very determined. Your composition is well balanced with the shadow, wish it wasn't on the road, or what looks like one.

Thank you!
It's flying over a beach :)

[Ryan Schain]

Great capture for a fast flying character. Pops from the BG nicely. I would run some NR on the BG.

Thanks!

[Ryan Schain]

they are very fast! well done on getting this as sharp as it is...

Thanks Morkel!

[Ryan Schain]

Outstanding capture of this beachcomber! Well done. A hair tighter might be nice, and agree on NR. Jealous of this one;)

Thanks!

Tighter where? all around? I was thinking that might be cropping it too close to the shadow.

[Peter Coskun]

Great image ryan, at the speed these things fly at i couldnt imagine how much effort it took to get a crisp clear shot in flight like this. I do think you might be able to crop this just a little tighter around the entire image. None the less a fantastic capture that I am very jealous of

[Ed Schneider]

Thanks!

Tighter where? all around? I was thinking that might be cropping it too close to the shadow.

Just a hair off the top and bottom, maybe two hairs off the sides. Gorgeous as is though:)

Ed