Peregrine Falcon
This is the new male that took over the nest at Niagara Falls this year. Every year since 2007 I believe its been, I have ventured out to the falls to see the Peregrine's that nest there with a good friend as it has sort of become a ritual for us. The shooting is tough, due to the speed of the birds, atmosphere and the backgrounds being the same colour as the birds. It's so easy to lose focus as they fly along the rock face then into the white water of the falls and back to a rocky background. At times the birds can fly right past you at eye level, and if the winds cooperate and the mist blows away from you, some great images can be had. But in all the time doing this, it is usually the case that you need to put in the time to get images. Day one, I only walked away with a couple of shots, and today I got some better ones. There are three juveniles, two flying and one yet to fledge. It's always a challenge, and a long day but to watch the fastest birds in the world is a thrill that keeps me and a friend going back year after year. I have reduced the image quality as this was pretty well a full frame image, and I hope it still looks okay.
1/4000s @ F/5.6 - ISO 800
Thanks for looking,
Mike
Peregrine Falcon
This is the new male that took over the nest at Niagara Falls this year. Every year since 2007 I believe its been, I have ventured out to the falls to see the Peregrine's that nest there with a good friend as it has sort of become a ritual for us. The shooting is tough, due to the speed of the birds, atmosphere and the backgrounds being the same colour as the birds. It's so easy to lose focus as they fly along the rock face then into the white water of the falls and back to a rocky background. At times the birds can fly right past you at eye level, and if the winds cooperate and the mist blows away from you, some great images can be had. But in all the time doing this, it is usually the case that you need to put in the time to get images. Day one, I only walked away with a couple of shots, and today I got some better ones. There are three juveniles, two flying and one yet to fledge. It's always a challenge, and a long day but to watch the fastest birds in the world is a thrill that keeps me and a friend going back year after year. I have reduced the image quality as this was pretty well a full frame image, and I hope it still looks okay.
1/4000s @ F/5.6 - ISO 800
Thanks for looking,
Mike