p.2 #3 · Landing and take-off of male peregrine falcon
Remarkable set of shots Joshua very impressive work. Your work is all world. I went out in very low light and drizzle this morning to shoot young Cooper's hawks this morning and had to shoot at iso 6400 most of the time so I am interested to see how well my new R5 performed. use waiting for Lightroom to upgrade the camera raw convertor.
p.2 #5 · Landing and take-off of male peregrine falcon
Brilliant sequence! BIF newbie strategic question here: do you anticipate the moment of takeoff somehow, or start the sequence while perched & hope he goes at some point that you catch? (And then just delete the 50 or so static perch images )
p.2 #6 · Landing and take-off of male peregrine falcon
Dave_E wrote:
Remarkable set of shots Joshua very impressive work. Your work is all world. I went out in very low light and drizzle this morning to shoot young Cooper's hawks this morning and had to shoot at iso 6400 most of the time so I am interested to see how well my new R5 performed. use waiting for Lightroom to upgrade the camera raw convertor.
regards
Dave
Thank you very much, Dave! I am looking forward to seeing images from the new R5. Yes, sometimes or actually, most of the times, the lighting conditions are not to our liking.
tshore wrote:
Nice sequence. #4 and #14 would be my picks.
Thank you very much, Tim!
photonoclast wrote:
Brilliant sequence! BIF newbie strategic question here: do you anticipate the moment of takeoff somehow, or start the sequence while perched & hope he goes at some point that you catch? (And then just delete the 50 or so static perch images )
Thank you very much! Yes, I did anticipate the take off. Peregrine falcons, like a lot of birds, obtain thrust by using their strong leg muscle. You see that they bend their legs and straighten them up and by so doing they launch forwards and up and at the same time, they flap or at least spread their wings. When you see the first indication of them bending their legs, that’s your clue to fire away. Juvenile falcons have not developed enough strength in their leg muscles yet. They need to have a little bit of running take off and before getting the thrust. Juvenile falcons take off is a tad easier to follow and photograph. It is a lot fun to get the action. Good luck and please feel free to ask any additional questions.
p.2 #10 · Landing and take-off of male peregrine falcon
Hi Joshua,
I think I love peregrines, impressive sequences superb location and of course well taken.
I had one launch towards me this year at eye level I would share but think that's poor etiquette.
p.2 #11 · Landing and take-off of male peregrine falcon
Larry Williams wrote:
Hi Joshua,
I see that you are still hanging around FM and producing superb photos.
You work continues to improve to the point of excellence. That's what's so intriguing about photography, there's always something to learn.
Kudos to you.
Larry
Larry, thank you very much for your kind words! In my case, the gear plays a role since I couldn't do that with my previous gear being too heavy to handhold and too limiting to be on tripod all the time. And yes, we keep on trying to get better, even at my age .
TimMunsey wrote:
Hi Joshua,
I think I love peregrines, impressive sequences superb location and of course well taken.
I had one launch towards me this year at eye level I would share but think that's poor etiquette.
Thank you very much, Tim! A peregrine, launching at you at eye level would be awesome and quite a capture. I took a sequence of a burrowing that did that last year and I had a peregrine that flew really close towards me at a high speed. It was so close, closer than what my lens could focus with the focus limiter on.
You either could post your image in a new thread or you can post that here in this one. I wouldn't mind.
