Lanner Falcon

[Chris van Rooyen]

Not getting much time for photography these days :(, this is an image from my last trip to the Kgalagadi. The young lanners were hunting doves at an ephemeral pan after good rains. I did some rotation correction.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

For me this is simply magic, love the raised head and pose. Lovely image Chris

[Kiran Poonacha]

Killer stuff Chris Bhai.. loved the light and details captured here.. I loved the bird too...

[Jeff Dyck]

Wow! Amazing in-flight shot!

[Stu Bowie]

Good flight angle Chris, and I like the overall colours in the image.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Chris, loved the bird and the details. BG is nice too. These are fast flyers....terrific job. How about some extended canvas at the top?

You forgot to post the techs.

[James Salywoda]

Outstanding Chris!!!

[Pieter de Waal]

Superb flight shot, sharp and wonderful detail and BG. Nice to watch these guys in action.

[Ben_Sadd]

Superb. I would also like to see how this would look with a little more canvas at the top.

[Willem Verboom]

Very nice sharp picture.I like the details in this one. Well done.

[Herb Houghton]

Beautiful falcon IF. I do like the BGD, and the bird pops well against it.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Awesome details , great wing pose , and SHARP !!

[Chris van Rooyen]

Thanks guys! Sorry, here are the techs:

Camera Model: NIKON D3S
Date/Time: 2011:02:26 18:08:27
Shutter speed: 1/3200 sec
Aperture: 9
Exposure mode: Manual
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 2200
Lens: VR 600mm f/4G

[Richard Mc Donald]

Well done Chris, great exposure especially on the underside.

Did you use fill flash at all?

Richard

[Doug Brown]

Excellent flight shot Chris. I like the idea about a little more canvas up top. I'd consider lightening the eye a bit if there's any detail hiding in it.