Peregrine Falcon

[Herb Houghton]

Here's a nesting female from the Palisades Cliffs, elevation 500 feet. Shot from a cliff on the Jersey side of the Hudson River. The BGD is trees on the New York side, a mile away or so. 1D mark IV, 800 f5.6, iso 800, f5.6, 1/2000, shot in manual mode.

[dankearl]

Wonderful just to see one in flight, let alone photograph one as well as this.
Thank you for posting, it is our pleasure.

[Randy Stout]

Herb:

Lovely soft light, great spread of tail feathers,sharpening, soft background.

I might consider trying a version without the brightest band across the top.

Although she is angling away a bit, the head turn back towards us helps.

Hope to see more of this beauty

Cheers

Randy

[Bob Pelkey]

Very nice detail with an appealing background. I wonder if the one darker
tail feather is a replacement that hadn't been bleached by the sun yet.

[arash_hazeghi]

this is great!

[Nancy Bell]

This is outstanding with all that detail on the top of the bird, and with the head tipped toward you! I am surprised at the brown color. I think of adults having bluish-gray backs. Did you know where the nest was so you could position yourself? I agree with Randy about cropping out the bright band at the top.

[gail bisson]

This is simply beautiful. I have no nits at all. The details are incredible. I am OK with the light band at the top but would love to see you post this image without it.
Gail

[noelle zaleski]

Top notch Herb!!

[Chad Caswell]

Great job on this one Herb, I would consider removing the white top portion as well.

Chad

[Ofer Levy]

Looks sharp with nice detail. I see a reddish cast on the bird.

[christopher galeski]

very nice image,like all the detail iin the feathers,nice flight shot,Itoo would try a version with the white band cropped out.thanks.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the feather detail, fanned tail and sharpness. Well done Herb.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Killer dorsal view with great details. Best part IMO is the tail spread here. Well done.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Fantastic capture Herb, great detail and wing spread. The tail spread take the image up a notch.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Lovely detail and soft light. Cropping the bright band at the top might not be a bad idea

[Nico Steenberg]

Great sharp detail and IQ. Like the pose and eye contact. Subject is well exposed with good natural colours against a killer bg. Well done !