Perrigrine Falcon

Gallery: AvianPosted June 2, 2013161 views15 comments

June 1, 2013 San Diego, California

D800 Nikkor 600mm Hand held ISO640 1/2500 f/8 Manual White Balance Auto Processed in Lightroom and CS6 Cropped slightly

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Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Martin Dunn on June 2, 2013 at 3:43 AM

Super Patrick. I love the way the peregrine is staring straight at the viewer. Nice detail throughout.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 2, 2013 at 11:07 AM

Good feather detail on the under wings. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on June 2, 2013 at 11:38 AM

Patrick,

I like the that you were able to catch the falcon as it was checking you out during its fly by. Well done....................Jim

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Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on June 2, 2013 at 11:51 AM

I like the wing position and DOF and sharpness of this one. Very nice shot.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 2, 2013 at 11:55 AM

Very nice, Patrick. Excellent job on hte exposure against that white sky.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 2, 2013 at 7:56 PM

Patrick!! Are you kidding me? I dispense with the "niceties" and will just give you a loud SHOUT OUT for this wonder of a shot!

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on June 2, 2013 at 8:30 PM

Wow Patrick, you killed it on this Perigine - this is a fine shot, great detail and perfect lighting - congrats.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on June 2, 2013 at 9:02 PM

Amazing, Patrick.
I really liked this image!

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 2, 2013 at 9:15 PM

Love the intent stare from the bird and the soft grey background

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on June 2, 2013 at 11:29 PM

Good stuff, Patrick. It was a fun day!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 3, 2013 at 2:33 PM

Wonderful shot with the eye contact and wing spread, nice job in getting this difficult shot, way to go.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 3, 2013 at 2:35 PM

KILLER shot!!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on June 4, 2013 at 7:53 AM

Amazing shot. Love the details and the intensity of the eyes.

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on June 4, 2013 at 2:56 PM

Great details and I love the face expression of the bird. Worth the sore arm !

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 4, 2013 at 6:35 PM

Great action, beautifully captured.
May

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