Peregrine Falcon charging

The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest animal on the planet in its

hunting dive, the stoop, in which it soars to a great height, then

dives steeply at speeds of over 322 km/h (200 mph) hitting one wing of

its prey, so as not to harm itself on impact.

Great shot.Taking shots like this is really hard , but yet you could have better focusinf.The wings of the bird are not focused very well.7/6

Despite the comment from Afshin - this is incrediblely good! 6/6

Awesome given the difficulty of this shot

The focus is fine. It's the depth of field that's the issue. IMHO it's not really a problem. The attention is on the bird's face and eye. I think adding a bit more space to the right of the bird would help with composition (see attached). With moving birds it's nice to give them some space to fly into.

Thanks everyone and specially Leroy, I agree with everything you said (It was shot at f4 so wings are not off focus they are out of DOF). There is already some space added using software but I did not want to push my luck with the clone tool. Your version is very good so I am including a visible version of it here for everyone to look.

Alvaro, it's absolutely hard work, I know, you did very well!!! Best regards

Great Capture, these guys are hard to follow with your eyes, never mind your lens.

Magnifico vuelo de este halcon peregrino, gran nitidez, luz color y belleza, el barrido de fondo genial, un abrazo Alvaro.

Hello Alvaro! This is very well captured, I agree fully with Leroy and really like the version he did, wonderful work!!

 

David

Una pasada pillarlo tan bien en pleno vuelo. Me parece increible. Saludos.Fran

Moooolto bello!!! Complimenti Antino

Creo que es inmejorable. Mi enhorabuena.

It is really hard to making the moment frozen like this.Great and well done.Artistic shot.

Your must have some good reflexes. Great shot of one of the most majestic hawks!