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    Paul Randall
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    Brown Falcon (Falco berigora)
    Werribee, VIC, Australia 2/6/2011

    This Falcon has become quite tame and has taken to flying out to greet me when I arrive in its territory. The last week has been fairly cloudy but I finally got a nice sunny break the other day to capture her greeting. Shadow is a bit of a bummer, kinda wish she banked a little more but still thought it worth sharing

    All comments welcome 8-) Paul

    Canon 5D 600mm f4 L (non IS) iso 400 1/2500th f7.1 CW metering -1/3 handheld
    Photoshop- sharpen of face, slight blur filter to BG and s/h adjustment

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    Paul, good show of the far wing, and I like the eye contact. The light looks good, together with the softer colours of the BG. Not often one gets a raptor greeting you in their territory. Dropping her left wing would have been first prize.

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    Nice light and colours, sharp, excellent eye contact and shooting angle. Agree with your self critique regarding the pose.

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    Paul, this is an excellent shot. terrific IQ and very nice dorsal view. BG is very nice as well. good call on the f-stop...DOF seems perfect.

    Compositionally, I'd prefer the bird a little to the right in the frame....to give it more room to fly into. A tad on top will be nice as well I think...but thats a minor point.

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    an excellent shot, love the bh and sharpness is very good, wish for a better near wing position.
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    Excellent shot. Great comp, real nice detail, with a great background. Well done.

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    I agree with the near wing's position critique, as well as KD's comp suggestion. All else looks great.

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    Beautiful image Paul! I like the IQ, eye contact and BG.

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