As I stated in the previous image, we had very little time with the Peregrine. These are high ISO shots because of the heavy shading. I included two images taken almost consecutively. After the Peregrine took off as noted in the previous series, it landed about hundred yards away and it was too far away to get any reasonable detail. I wish we had stayed longer to see if it came back to this rock. As I understand it, there are several Peregrine’s which have been spending a fair amount of time in this area for several years.
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With the 2X extender, F5 .6 is the aperture for this 400 mm lens. The area just to the right of the frame is heavily covered with out of focus plant vegetation. I had to stand in a precarious position on a cliff edge just to get all these images.
Technical Details
Is this a composite: No
ISO 4000, 400+ 2X, F5 .6, 2000th, handheld, about 50 to 60% of full frame after the crop.
It was worth the trouble! Excellent NR and sharpness. I hope you felt appropriately scolded by that first one. Maybe he was warning you about the cliff?
Hi David, love the calling pose - great moment captured. From what I can tell, the image quality held up fairly well give the 2x converter and crop. Intriguing images.
He sure is giving you the “what for” stare and fussing at you, David. That is such a shot though. Great eye contact, and a nice active image. You managed this well with a 2X and high ISO. Great job.
