Merlin flight.jpg by steve mcsweeny

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01-JUL-2005

Merlin flight.jpg

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Also called Pigeon Hawk.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
1/2500s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Jacob neil		12-Feb-2007 03:38
That is such a great photo plus I like falcons when their flying.

Graham Tomlin		30-Nov-2005 22:44
fantastic ;0)h

Patrick Bold		14-Oct-2005 12:24
One of the best flight shots I have ever seen. Good work!

Manfred Bachmann		13-Oct-2005 12:55
Awesome, simply awesome! vote

Cesar Fernandez		04-Oct-2005 09:35
Outstanding!!!! Amaizing details and sharpness for a capture during fly. Another great image. CF

Diane Wu		04-Oct-2005 03:49
Wow Wow, fantastic shot! Great details!! Steve, thank you for visiting my galleries, I use 300mm f/4 +1.4x in shooting most of my birds. ¡G)

Didier Vanderperre		25-Sep-2005 16:46
Superb shot ! I know how difficult these are to capture...

Tom Munson		22-Aug-2005 04:25
This image is as good as it gets. Way to go.

Guest		31-Jul-2005 16:58
Beautiful, Steve; awesome capture!!

Buz Kiefer		31-Jul-2005 09:52
What an outstanding capture!

sschex		30-Jul-2005 09:33
Very well done.

Guest		28-Jul-2005 21:59
Wow, what an awesome shot! Outstanding!!

Chris		27-Jul-2005 22:36
That move is called 'drop that Harry Potter kid the hell of my back'. Great shot, btw. Excellent detail and sharpness

Besati		27-Jul-2005 12:46
Absolutely superb capture and excellent timing!!!

Char		26-Jul-2005 14:08
Fantastic shot! A hard one to capture for sure. Char

Guest		25-Jul-2005 11:20
Superb shot Steve and definitely worth a vote. You've overcome the problem of getting light under the bird with this angle. Couldn't ask for a better wingspan display or facial expression. John

Guest		19-Jul-2005 23:51
Amazing!.....Truly..

JeremyGood		17-Jul-2005 18:50
Excellent shot. Great detail and he's looking right at you.

Breland		17-Jul-2005 12:46
Great job on a awesome shot, I know how hard it is to get just the right moment for a shot like this. GMV

Elaine (etfitz)		17-Jul-2005 03:16
Fabulous capture! He's gorgeous! gmv!

Herb		16-Jul-2005 17:55
Great capture

Johan Toll		15-Jul-2005 06:08
Fantastic shot! Great colours and details. Very nice capture, well done!

joanteno		14-Jul-2005 22:35
This is excellent. Voted. Hope the popular photo gallery is working!

Bryan Murahashi		12-Jul-2005 05:00
Excellent capture. Voting.

Dominic Kite		11-Jul-2005 13:12
I'm very very impressed. This is a great shot Steve, you should be proud.

uofmtiger		10-Jul-2005 02:46
This shot is incredible!GMV

Brian McAllister		07-Jul-2005 05:34
Sharp, clean, expressive!!! Great work.

Guest		06-Jul-2005 21:58
So sharp. Definitely voting. Love the fanned out tail.

Guest		06-Jul-2005 20:26
Outstanding!!! GMV

Guest		06-Jul-2005 08:14
good shot voted

Guest		06-Jul-2005 00:10
Awesome shot, Steve! Perfect in focus and pose. Very nice.

laine82		05-Jul-2005 23:22
That's a perfect capture Steve. Has my vote.

Guest		05-Jul-2005 12:50
wow! the patterns on the feathers are incredible. beautiful image- just incredible work!

Guest		05-Jul-2005 12:31
great capture

Guest		04-Jul-2005 18:17
Great capture. That shot is outstanding!

Sharon Rogers		03-Jul-2005 19:53
Fantastic shot! Great stripes on the tail feathers.

Ric Yates		03-Jul-2005 16:19
Stunning catch - great clarity.

Sean Carpenter		02-Jul-2005 04:26
Awesome capture.

Breland		02-Jul-2005 02:56
Excellent you nailed this one.

Mindy McNaugher		02-Jul-2005 02:51
WOW! What a magnificent capture!! The pose, the details - all exquisite!

Cindy Flood		02-Jul-2005 02:24
This is a great capture. The merlin is very cool.

Guest		02-Jul-2005 02:16
Wow - great shot - voted!

Gayle P. Clement		01-Jul-2005 21:57
A beautiful capture, Steve.

Al Chesworth		01-Jul-2005 21:03
Brilliant, I wish it would come and catch some pigeons from my garden.

viljamix		01-Jul-2005 20:45
Magnificent capture, so full of detail and great pose!

henrywong		01-Jul-2005 20:30
excellent shot!!

Herb		01-Jul-2005 12:53
Great capture

Guest		01-Jul-2005 10:19
what a pose. wonderfully catch. :)

Steven Jusczyk		01-Jul-2005 07:39
Outstanding shot.

Argishti Khachik		01-Jul-2005 06:54
Terrific! What a capture. Clear and sharp. Which lens did you use for this wonderful shot? Cheers

Guest		01-Jul-2005 06:54
Nice flight capture. It looks like the Merlin is modeling just for you.

Christin Tr�ger		01-Jul-2005 06:52
Awesome shot.

Gary Hebert		01-Jul-2005 06:32
excellent action nature image Steve... lovely detail.

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