Peregrine Falcon


Posted by Heather Forcier on Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:57 am

All times are UTC-05:00

Reply to topic  
 First unread post  | 28 posts | 
Image

© Heather Forcier, all rights reserved

Peregrine Falcon
Texas Gulf Coast


A grab shot of a Peregrine as it hunted the area where I was photographing.

Digital capture with Canon EOS 1D
Canon 500mm f/4 with 1.4x teleconverter
Manually exposed at 1/1000, f/9
ISO 250
Tripod with Wimberley Sidekick

Image comments / critiques appreciated!
[b]NatureScapes.Net Site Co-Founder
[url=http://www.hforcier.com/][u]Website[/u][/url] | [url=http://www.500px.com/heatherforcier/photos][u]500px Gallery[/u][/url] | [url=https://plus.google.com/117191412635501853092/][u]Google+[/u][/url][/b]

User avatar
Posted by:
Heather Forcier
Site Co-Founder
Location: Vermont
Member #:00003
Posts: 8188
Joined: 17 Aug 2003

   

by KK Hui on Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:04 am
User avatar
KK Hui
Moderator
Posts: 42681
Joined: 21 Aug 2003
Location: Hong Kong, China
Member #:00536
A terrific shot with lots of detail, Heather!
I won't mind to have a grab shot of this fast flying raptor this good ... :wink: :mrgreen:
KK Hui  FRPS
Fellow of The Royal Photographic Society
Personal Website | Portfolio @ Flickr

Lifetime Member NSN 0536
 

by Mike Wilson on Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:34 am
User avatar
Mike Wilson
Forum Contributor
Posts: 16364
Joined: 20 Aug 2003
Location: San Diego, CA
Sweet one Heather. My kind of grab shot. 8)
Mike Wilson
San Diego, Ca
[url=http://www.naturescapes.net/membership.htm]NSN 0047[/url]
 

by Ofer Levy on Thu Jan 20, 2005 2:47 am
Ofer Levy
Forum Contributor
Posts: 17569
Joined: 14 Dec 2004
Great light and colors in this one, and the position is very nice as well! well done!! :D
Ofer Levy
Sydney, Australia
http://www.oferlevyphotography.com
 

by Michael Dossett on Thu Jan 20, 2005 2:53 am
User avatar
Michael Dossett
Forum Contributor
Posts: 2705
Joined: 13 Oct 2003
Location: Abbotsford, British Columbia
Definately an awesome grab shot heather. If I had a wish for this, it would only be that the near wingtip were more in focus. The look and detail on this are great though and more than make up for it.
 

by Steve Metildi on Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:21 am
Steve Metildi
Lifetime Member
Posts: 10
Joined: 3 Mar 2004
Location: Orange County, CA
Member #:00266
Very cool Heather! It's always great to get the world's fastest flying bird in flight. I got a very similiar shot at Bolsa Chica when two Peregrine's were dog-fighting over the water.

Steve
 

by Kim Steininger on Thu Jan 20, 2005 5:02 am
Kim Steininger
Lifetime Member
Posts: 5969
Joined: 22 Jun 2004
Location: Chadds Ford, PA
Member #:00322
Beautiful shot of a beautiful bird Heather! :D
Kim Steininger
 

by Jim Neely on Thu Jan 20, 2005 6:08 am
User avatar
Jim Neely
Regional Moderator
Posts: 6518
Joined: 21 Aug 2003
Location: Dripping Springs TX
Member #:00100
Excellent, Heather. Well done.

jn
[b]Jim Neely - Dripping Springs TX[/b]
jim(at)jneely.net [url=http://www.jneely.net]Jim Neely Nature Photography[/url]
 

by NDCheryl on Thu Jan 20, 2005 6:41 am
User avatar
NDCheryl
Lifetime Member
Posts: 16434
Joined: 19 Aug 2003
Location: Ft Wayne, IN
Member #:00026
Great grab shot Heather. I would take this one anyday.
Cheryl Ertelt
http://www.photosphrases.com
NSN 0026 LTM
 

by Jim Zipp on Thu Jan 20, 2005 6:57 am
User avatar
Jim Zipp
Lifetime Member
Posts: 4976
Joined: 21 Aug 2003
Location: CT
Member #:00150
Great catch Heather!
Jim Zipp
http://www.jimzippphotography.com
 

by Herman Blockx on Thu Jan 20, 2005 7:00 am
Herman Blockx
Lifetime Member
Posts: 9663
Joined: 10 May 2004
Member #:00443
great shot of this superfast guy! nice placement in the frame also!
 

by juanli on Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:47 am
juanli
Forum Contributor
Posts: 2542
Joined: 10 Jan 2005
Location: China
Excellent shot, a very beautiful bird.
 

by ebkw on Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:16 am
ebkw
Forum Contributor
Posts: 5870
Joined: 4 Nov 2003
Location: Bala, Ontario, Canada
Heather, I haven't been able to get a planned shot as good as your "grab" shot. Well done with good detail, exposure and composition.
Eleanor Kee Wellman, eleanorkeewellman.com, Blog at: keewellman.wordpress.com
 

by Marc Oliver on Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:35 am
Marc Oliver
Forum Contributor
Posts: 751
Joined: 23 Aug 2003
Location: Nova Scotia
:D :D :D... 8) !

cheers, Oliver
 

by Alan Murphy on Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:04 am
User avatar
Alan Murphy
Lifetime Member
Posts: 27330
Joined: 20 Aug 2003
Location: Houston, Texas
Member #:00014
A fantastic grab shot, Heather. Try it with the contrast kicked up a bit.
Alan Murphy
NSN 0014
www.alanmurphyphotography.com
 

by Sandy Mossberg on Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:25 am
User avatar
Sandy Mossberg
Lifetime Member
Posts: 5802
Joined: 17 Aug 2003
Location: Boynton Beach, FL USA
Great one, Heather. I wish I had one of these. Agree with Alan about kicking up the contrast -- best done using a mild standard curve.
Sandy Mossberg
Boynton Beach, Florida, USA
[url=http://www.sandymossberg.com][b]SandyMossberg.com[/b][/url]
NSN 0015
 

by fredcor on Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:37 am
fredcor
Lifetime Member
Posts: 5419
Joined: 14 Oct 2003
Location: Mississauga, ON. Canada
Member #:00186
Superb action Heather, marvelous shot.
Frederick Lat Correa
 

by RAmoruso on Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:10 pm
User avatar
RAmoruso
Regional Moderator
Posts: 2075
Joined: 31 Jul 2004
Location: Orlando, FL
Member #:00405
A grab shot huh? This is a lovely bird and a great capture. Contrast looks OK on my monitor.
Robert Amoruso
NSN 0405
robertamorusophotography@comcast.net
 

by Carol Clarke on Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:02 pm
User avatar
Carol Clarke
Chief Forum Administrator
Posts: 73287
Joined: 22 Aug 2003
Location: Lincolnshire, UK. In tune with Nature.
Member #:00067
Peregrines and Kestrels are very high on my raptor love list!! They are so beautiful.

A sweet shot indeed! 8) 8) 8) :)
Carol Clarke
Chief Forum Administrator.


"When the power of love is greater than the love of power,
the world will know peace"....Jimi Hendrix.

NSN0067
 

by Christopher Dodds on Thu Jan 20, 2005 4:17 pm
User avatar
Christopher Dodds
Lifetime Member
Posts: 9554
Joined: 20 Jul 2004
Location: Huntingdon (QC) Canada
Member #:00362
Great shot, Heather. Love your comp on this one.
[url=http://naturephotographyblog.squarespace.com/workshops/]WORKSHOPS[/url] [url=http://www.naturephotographyblog.com/]BLOG[/url] [url=http://www.facebook.com/chrisdoddsphoto]FACEBOOK[/url]
 

Display posts from previous:  Sort by:  
28 posts | 

Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group