Brown Falcon

Gallery: AvianPosted March 6, 2011188 views19 comments

I applaud the use of treated pine for fence posts but unfortunately they are nowhere near as photogenic as the old hardwood posts. There were a largish group of these feeding on abundant crickets near a nearby swamp. They usually flush as soon as the car stops but this one remained long enough for a few shots.

1D2n 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 320 f8 1/800 beanbag on car window; heavy overcast and facing into whatever sunlight there was. Cropped from horizontal.

cheers
Rob

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on March 6, 2011 at 6:43 AM

I don't know about the pine post but your falcon is very photogenic indeed- Great pose, detail and BG on this image- Very well done, Fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 6, 2011 at 7:56 AM

great looking bird, Rob. pose, detail, bg are all really nice. perch isn't great, but is subdued and not an issue.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 6, 2011 at 8:12 AM

Impressive capture, Rob. Awesome detail, not to mention the superb head turn and look of this handsome Falcon !

Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 6, 2011 at 8:44 AM

A fine looking falcon Rob. You caught an excellent head turn, IQ looks good, I like the even light on the bird and the background appeals to me. If this were mine I might consider cropping from the bottom to eliminate the bottom wire and make the bird less centered vertically but excellent as presented.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on March 6, 2011 at 8:44 AM

Excellent Rob. He gave you a nice pose and everything looks nice and sharp.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Marquart on March 6, 2011 at 9:50 AM

Nice shot of this handsome raptor Rob, nice background and pose. IQ and sharpness held up very well with the crop.

Registered on October 24, 2009, 126 Posts, 799 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Backlund on March 6, 2011 at 10:03 AM

Not the greatest perch, as noted, but a beautiful photo of the falcon. Nice head turn and the bg is perfect.

Registered on September 29, 2005, 252 Posts, 3380 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 6, 2011 at 10:58 AM

An impressive falcon. Once again: nice understated harmonic colors. Very nice.

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

Comment posted by Steve Balke on March 6, 2011 at 1:03 PM

I think that you handled a difficult lighting situation extremely well, Rob. We see plenty of detail and even a catchlight in the bird's eye. The post is o.k. by me but I'd prefer a two layer rather than a multi-layer bg....a redeeming feature is that the layers are nicely defocused on this one.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 6, 2011 at 1:38 PM

Very pleasing image Rob! Love the subtle colors and the stare back at the viewer. I know the post is not straight up and down, but because the wires are angled, it feels like this needs just the slightest CW turn...but might be my crooked eyes

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 6, 2011 at 1:41 PM

Lovely depiction of the brown falcon. That head turn adds a lot to the visual impact.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on March 6, 2011 at 3:43 PM

Excellent over the shoulder pose and detail.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on March 6, 2011 at 7:17 PM

Rob,
Terrific detail in thi image. Perfect head turn as if he's waiting for you to take the shot before he flys off. Love the lighting.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 6, 2011 at 7:37 PM

What a stunning bird, looks very conservative in brown. Beautiful detail. I admit that I would much prefer a non man-made perch, but alas we take what we get.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on March 6, 2011 at 8:13 PM

Great subject! I have never seen one of these and you have captured him nicely. I like the sharpness and the falcons stare.

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by David Williams on March 7, 2011 at 1:03 AM

Very stately pose and photo, Rob. Love everything about it, and I don't mind the fence as that is what we see here much of the time.

Registered on March 8, 2005, 315 Posts, 2291 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 8, 2011 at 12:37 AM

Great head turn and detail, particularly on the face, sweet portrait Rob

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Graham Brown on March 8, 2011 at 4:45 AM

Nicely captured Rob, I like the alert pose with good head turn. These posts seem to be the norm these days for fencing but I'm use to them now and they don't bother me. Detail in the bird is superb and I like the subtle coloured distant background. Graham

Registered on November 20, 2007, 275 Posts, 1365 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 10, 2011 at 12:01 AM

Excellent shot, I like the look from this falcon and this seems to me to be a very large falcon. The layered background compliments the image and the detail looks very good on the larger version, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments