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Peregrine falcon barely tolerates my close presence on its recent kill then suddenly (and altogether too briefly) opens its wings and beak in a very serious warning display.The harsh mid-day lighting kept changing with cloud and sun for the series of images that ensued the after the take down of the gull. For me, this flawed image is about the rare opportunity handed me in very short order in conditions I normally would not photograph birds.
It was taken with a fixed lens 300 mm lens with 1.4X converter (no opportunity to un-zoom or move back during the brief display) on a D7000 (limited DR and ISO) and under harsh lighting at f/8. Figures it would happen on a day that I had been out to try out the brand new setup at the time and out to do sport images against bright water requiring a very different set of camera parameters when I caught this dark bird flying in the flock of gulls in the corner of my eye.... Not pretty or perfect. I did not have the opportunity to set up a perch in the right light with a nice soft background etc.or luxury of time to play much with camera parameters in the very quickly changing life and death scenario at close proximity. Perhaps the stark realism will appeal. Or not. This is my only shot of the falcon mantling and yes the wings got clipped when it suddenly stretched and I was too close for this unexpected behaviour.. I have many others from that day that tell the rest of the story. |
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by Carol Clarke
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by Carol Clarke
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