Peregrine Falcon

Gallery: AvianPosted May 23, 2013246 views20 comments

It's looking like a good year for the Local Peregrine Falcon population.

D800
600mm
1/320
f8
+.33
iso 800

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on May 23, 2013 at 2:13 PM

Great shot of a stunning species. Here they only inhabit the ledges of the high rise buildings, so no fun in shooting them there. This is great however ! Cheers, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff Lewis on May 23, 2013 at 2:22 PM

This is excellent all the way around Charlie, great DOF to get the whole falcon sharp, very cool perch and I like the bg very much, nice colors and nice to have some OOF variation. Well done

There does appear to be one stuck/hot pixel dot in the upper left corner.

Registered on January 29, 2013, 9 Posts, 89 Comments

Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 23, 2013 at 3:07 PM

Hi Charlie, killer BKG, lovely detail with a nice look backwards. Big bonus with the feathers entwined in the talons.

TFS
Steve

Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments

Comment posted by Tjie Poo on May 23, 2013 at 3:25 PM

An amazing capture Charlie ! Great details and I like the head turn and the composition a lot. Congrats !

Registered on December 4, 2012, 51 Posts, 511 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on May 23, 2013 at 3:32 PM

Good one Charlie.
always like the over the shoulder look.
Cheers
JR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on May 23, 2013 at 3:52 PM

Hello Charlie

A rare species around here but starting to appear more.

Sweet Image, Clean Bkgnd. Nice perch!

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Martin Dunn on May 23, 2013 at 5:51 PM

Lovely photo of a very special bird. Great detail and colours. The perch and the 'over the shoulder' look also work well. Very neat.

Registered on February 20, 2013, 198 Posts, 1011 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 23, 2013 at 6:20 PM

Awesome shot. I love the position and the setting.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on May 23, 2013 at 6:21 PM

Ditto Charlie, a cliffhanger of a shot.

Cheers,

Registered on April 10, 2013, 56 Posts, 571 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Strand on May 23, 2013 at 7:05 PM

Way over the top Charlie, just outstanding!

Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 23, 2013 at 7:47 PM

Another beauty, Charlie. Wonderful pose and the perch and bg are outstanding.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Kirk Greene on May 23, 2013 at 11:42 PM

Great job on the techs and it's posed perfectly to show off all of it's feather detail while giving you a nice portrait. The distant BG is great.

Registered on May 12, 2004, 191 Posts, 1578 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 24, 2013 at 1:47 AM

Great pose in great habitat you captured here Charlie. I like the feather patterns visible in this pose, including the bits on his talons. Excellent details!!!

Sweet One

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Lusk on May 24, 2013 at 9:37 AM

This is just great! No nits at all from me.

Registered on September 17, 2005, 312 Posts, 600 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 24, 2013 at 10:04 AM

Awesome look back view from this falcon showing it's beautiful plumage! Excellent!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 24, 2013 at 12:24 PM

I don't know which is more impressive, Charlie: the photo or that you were able to get this close to the PEFA. A perfect capture of the Peregrine's "who you messing with" attitude. Excellent.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 24, 2013 at 2:49 PM

Awesome head turn, good bokeh and a really fine perch. Details are real good and shots like this of Peregrines are not easy to come by.

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 25, 2013 at 11:38 PM

Excellent! Great detail, pose, and colours. Sure wish I could get down there for the fledglings this year.
Sandy