I had thought the weather was meant to be junk for the foreseeable, but while doing some admin yesterday I noticed the light coming through the window was quite bright. I decided to race down to the coast to try and spot the Peregrine before the sun went too far west again, leaving it back-lit.
When I got there, I discovered it was blowing a gale, the bird wasn't there, and I nearly gave up. I decided to practice BIF shots on the gulls around the head where I've seen the falcon roost, and after an hour or so was surprised that it came in to land fairly close above my head!
When I turned around to see what had landed, it took off and moved along the cliff a bit, allowing me a few shots as it came to land and then about a billion of it perched (I'll just post my favourite one [emoji23]) again the sun was nearly too far gone, so in the flight shots I've had to recover the shadows fairly heavily and they're all significant crops. That being said, it was an unexpected pleasure and I enjoyed it greatly.
Peregrine by Luke Case, on Flickr
Peregrine by Luke Case, on Flickr
Peregrine by Luke Case, on Flickr
When I got there, I discovered it was blowing a gale, the bird wasn't there, and I nearly gave up. I decided to practice BIF shots on the gulls around the head where I've seen the falcon roost, and after an hour or so was surprised that it came in to land fairly close above my head!
When I turned around to see what had landed, it took off and moved along the cliff a bit, allowing me a few shots as it came to land and then about a billion of it perched (I'll just post my favourite one [emoji23]) again the sun was nearly too far gone, so in the flight shots I've had to recover the shadows fairly heavily and they're all significant crops. That being said, it was an unexpected pleasure and I enjoyed it greatly.
Peregrine by Luke Case, on Flickr
Peregrine by Luke Case, on Flickr
Peregrine by Luke Case, on Flickr