Brown Falcon

Gallery: AvianPosted June 9, 2010106 views15 comments

Brown Falcon photographed in outback Queensand last year.

Canon 40D, EF500 f/4 + 1.4 tc, beanbag on car window. ISO 400, f/11, 1/800, cropped for composition.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Michael Twaddell on June 9, 2010 at 6:30 AM

Wonderful comp, light and perch! Excellent!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on June 9, 2010 at 7:15 AM

Beautiful light, comp and perch Simon

See you on the 20th

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on June 9, 2010 at 9:39 AM

gorgeous light, great pose, Simon. really a good looking falcon--I'd be very happy with this.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 9, 2010 at 11:16 AM

Simon, I love the pose, perch, light and pretty much everything else about this shot I see. nice work!

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on June 9, 2010 at 1:11 PM

A beauty, looks like your version of the Kestrel .

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on June 9, 2010 at 2:09 PM

Holy Falcon, this is beautiful. Well done, I really like the lighting and detail.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on June 9, 2010 at 7:34 PM

Simon:
Great pose! Excellent techs.

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Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on June 9, 2010 at 11:55 PM

Hi Simon,
Great image quality. I like the placement of the bird in the frame. The intent look of the Falcon makes this shot.
Thanks for posting,
Ronnie G.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 10, 2010 at 12:12 AM

Wonderful eye contact, Simon, and an interesting pose.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 10, 2010 at 6:27 AM

Love the look he's giving. Super detail

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Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on June 11, 2010 at 12:14 AM

Wonderful capture, Simon. The BG color works particularly well with that of the falcon.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on June 11, 2010 at 12:56 AM

Gorgeous detail and color Simon. Very appealing, simple and elegant.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 11, 2010 at 5:24 PM

Sweet! I'd love to photograph some of these Aussie raptors one day. Great comp and light

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Comment posted by Peter Wintergren on June 11, 2010 at 6:46 PM

Great shot, very fine composition!

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Comment posted by Satie Sharma on June 12, 2010 at 8:31 AM

Great looking bird, Simon. An excellent shot of it too.

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