Prarie Falcon

[Jim Neiger]

Southern Idaho - 1D4, 500mm+1.4xTC, hand held, 1/2000, F5.6, ISO 500, manual exposure

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jim, great diagonal angle with good eye contact. Good DOF on the falcon, and I really like the BG. Comp wise, Im fine with the vertical, but can see this with more space all round.

[Dave Leroy]

Really interesting bg colors. Excellent tight banking pose and very sharp. I might add a bit room for bottom wingtip. Very well done to keep falcon centered in frame.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Fine detail and focus but for me too tight in the frame,a bit more space all round and I think the detail would be further enhanced. The highlight in the left eye perhaps a little too bright??? (I suspect you maycorrect me and say that's how it was!!)

[dankearl]

What a great BG on this one and really pose. I like the comp as is.

[laurie golden]

I like the composition as it is. I assume you did not shot it as a vertical since it is hand held but I think vertical works well. Great background.

[Ofer Levy]

Nice pose of this lovely raptor. However, image looks pretty soft to me and composition is too tight IMHO.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Amazing pose and fantastic bg indeed, Jim. I agree with Ofer - it does seem soft and fine details seem to be missing. +1 to more space around.

[PhilCook]

A little soft, but the diagonals in the frame are excellent, a little more canvas all round I think ..but stunning moment captured !