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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Peregrine Falcon

These were taken the day I was photographing the large flock of Dunlin at Jones Beach, Long Island, NY. For the flight photos the falcon's air speed matched the wind speed so it was over me for quite some time. For a few seconds it was looking down at me yet I did not capture that as it was while I was hitting the quick release and roiling over onto my back. Eventually the gust let up and it landed a few hundred feet from me and I slowly moved in to take the portrays with the ocean in the background.

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02152019DSCF2447 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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02152019DSCF2462 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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02152019DSCF2667 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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02152019DSCF2689 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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02152019DSCF2777 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris

Mar 04, 2019 at 09:14 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Peregrine Falcon

Well done Morris. The pose in 4 helps it stand out ~ Ron

Mar 04, 2019 at 12:10 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Peregrine Falcon

Nice captures. #4 is my favorite.

Mar 04, 2019 at 02:15 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Peregrine Falcon

Yes, #4 is my top pick, too out this great set, Morris.

Joshua

Mar 04, 2019 at 02:22 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Peregrine Falcon

Nice set, Morris. One of my favorite birds.

George

Mar 04, 2019 at 04:11 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Peregrine Falcon

Love #5, BTW. Seems that it is the sharpest of the set. Is it because you were closest at that point? Or because the camera got just a tad bit more spot on? Or maybe something else?

Mar 04, 2019 at 04:17 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Peregrine Falcon

Very pretty shots Morris with that nice, soft color palette. I really like the last one but then I'm a sucker for eye contact

Mar 04, 2019 at 04:20 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Peregrine Falcon

Very nice set, Morris. They are one of my favorite birds to view.

Mar 04, 2019 at 08:07 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Peregrine Falcon

Nice set, Morris.

Mar 04, 2019 at 08:33 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Peregrine Falcon

Hi Morris, nice captures of this awesome raptor!

Mar 04, 2019 at 08:36 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Peregrine Falcon

Nice work Morris and rare treat indeed. The fourth is a lovely portrait

Tim

Mar 05, 2019 at 06:21 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Peregrine Falcon

Nice work, Morris! Those are speedy birds and often fly very high over here to get a good shot.
BTW, did you have to lift shadows quite a bit on these? Seeing a bit more noise than usual in your photos.

Amit

Mar 05, 2019 at 07:53 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Peregrine Falcon

Well done Morris

Mar 06, 2019 at 06:24 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Peregrine Falcon

surfnron wrote:
Well done Morris. The pose in 4 helps it stand out ~ Ron

Thank you Ron

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tshore wrote:
Nice captures. #4 is my favorite.

Thank you Tim

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AGeoJO wrote:
Yes, #4 is my top pick, too out this great set, Morris.

Joshua

Thank you Joshua

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George Welch wrote:
Nice set, Morris. One of my favorite birds.

George

Thank you George,
They are gorgeous

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David Frette wrote:
Love #5, BTW. Seems that it is the sharpest of the set. Is it because you were closest at that point? Or because the camera got just a tad bit more spot on? Or maybe something else?

Thank you David,
It may be the angle of the light casting a bit more shadow as the sun was obscured by a cloud for that one.

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sum1sgrampa wrote:
Very pretty shots Morris with that nice, soft color palette. I really like the last one but then I'm a sucker for eye contact

Thank you Rinald,
I feel the bird was looking just to my right for the last one. That did provide a nice angle

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Fred Amico wrote:
Very nice set, Morris. They are one of my favorite birds to view.

Thank you Fred,
I've seen a lot of them this year

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KCollett wrote:
Nice set, Morris.

Thank you Ken

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eagle bear wrote:
Hi Morris, nice captures of this awesome raptor!

Thank you David

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Tim Kuhn wrote:
Nice work Morris and rare treat indeed. The fourth is a lovely portrait

Tim

Thank you Tim

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Warkari wrote:
Nice work, Morris! Those are speedy birds and often fly very high over here to get a good shot.
BTW, did you have to lift shadows quite a bit on these? Seeing a bit more noise than usual in your photos.

Amit

Thank you Amit,
Yes for the first two. They are cropped and ISO 1600. I may have been lazy when I processed them not applying noise reduction to the background. I'm not noticing it so your monitor and/or browser may help you see it

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RobAmy wrote:
Well done Morris

Thank you Rob

Morris

Mar 07, 2019 at 08:37 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Peregrine Falcon

Beautiful peregrine series, Morris! I especially like the perched photos contrasting the textures of the wood and the softness of the feathers!

Gene

Mar 07, 2019 at 08:40 AM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Peregrine Falcon

genemiller wrote:
Beautiful peregrine series, Morris! I especially like the perched photos contrasting the textures of the wood and the softness of the feathers!

Gene

Thank you Gene,

I had not noticed that contrast yet did enjoy seeing the detail in the wood

Morris

Mar 08, 2019 at 01:41 PM


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