Peregrine Falcon

Gallery: AvianPosted November 14, 2014380 views14 comments

Peregrine Falcon, immature. Taken from a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, California.

D300s, 300mm f/2.8, 1/2000 f/7.1 ISO 800

Comments and suggestions are always appreciated.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on November 14, 2014 at 2:30 AM

Amazing pose, with the talons and the spread tail.. What was it doing ? Congrats ! Hans

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Comment posted by Thiraviyam Yogaraj on November 14, 2014 at 7:34 AM

Nice flying shot

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Comment posted by Hisham Atallah on November 14, 2014 at 8:01 AM

Excellent shot with amazing detail and great background. I would have kept the 3:2 aspect ratio to give the the bird more space to move into.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on November 14, 2014 at 9:28 AM

The background created by the Pacific is always great with these Peregrines. Nice flight pose. The image isn't quite sharp. Close, but just not quite where it should be. Nice effort.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on November 14, 2014 at 4:36 PM

As mentioned not 100% sharp but still a pic I would like to have.Good BG tpp
Cheers
JohnR

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on November 14, 2014 at 5:19 PM

Pretty cool shot. Bet you have others that are tack sharp from that day.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 15, 2014 at 4:00 PM

A beautiful, beautiful bird. A little more sharpening would be a help as well as more room on the left. The OOF ocean makes a nice background.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on November 16, 2014 at 1:13 AM

A very strong flight shot, Tjie. I'd try another round of selective sharpening to the bird.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on November 17, 2014 at 8:34 AM

Hi Tjie, I agree with Keith's comments. I do think you can help this image though by adding more contrast (which creates a tad sharper look) and one more round of sharpness on the bird. It doesn't correct this, but it will make a difference in my opinion.

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on November 18, 2014 at 2:16 AM

Thanks everyone for your valuable comments and suggestions ! Please find a new version with a round of selective sharpening and contrast added to the bird. .... Tjie

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Comment posted by David Rowe on November 18, 2014 at 6:12 AM

Fabulous overhead shot! You certainly made the most of your privileged view point. I'm using the same kit and note with interest the comments relating to sharpness. The repost is very striking.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 18, 2014 at 7:43 PM

Killer take off shot Tijie

I like the re-post!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 20, 2014 at 4:38 PM

The repost is much better Tjie, lovely take off shot.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on November 24, 2014 at 2:01 PM

Repost certainly ticks all the boxes Tjie,excellent.

Keith.

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