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Peregrine Falcon
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Peregrine Falcon

by Charlie VanTassel

Gallery: AvianPosted June 6, 2011154 views8 comments
Had a blast photographing four juveniles and one adult over the past few days. Here is one of the young ones.

D700
500mm
1.4x
1/2000
f9
iso 640

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 6, 2011 at 10:34 AM
Always great to photograph Peregrines. Lovely detail and I like the rock face he's on. If it were mine I would crop a little from the top to make it less square. I enjoyed your locked talon flight shot. :toast:
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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 6, 2011 at 10:40 AM
A little steep but that's a minor nit. I really like the plumage and the natural setting which is a rare element in Peregrine scenes
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 6, 2011 at 3:43 PM
Nice bird; excellent sharpness and detail. I like Nate's crop suggestion.
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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 6, 2011 at 7:29 PM
How sweet. I agree with nate about the crop as I was going to suggest that. Nice head turn as well
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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 7, 2011 at 12:29 AM
Marvelous capture Charlie :^) I'd love to see one of these Peregrines in real life. I remember watching a documentary that featured them as the fastest creatures on earth, that is, when zeroing in on their prey while in flight. Thanks for sharing :^)
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on June 7, 2011 at 8:01 AM
Nice detail in the larger image Charlie. Really like the texture of the cliff face

cheers
Rob
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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 7, 2011 at 3:47 PM
From your last two Peregrine images it seems you had a blast photographing them. I have never seen a peregrine image this close and it is nice to see feather patterns and detail on this falcon, way to go.
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Comment posted by David Sparks on June 8, 2011 at 9:20 AM
I like the head angle, eye contact, and detail in the "perch". :toast:
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