Taken in forestry between Carterton and the Coast. Amazingly this Falcon was not too worried about me swapping lenses and slowly approaching close enough for a series of shots
Nikon D600, Nikkon 70-200 f/2.8 lens
ISO 100, 200mm, f/4, 1/800 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, auto focus, hand held
Capture One Pro 8 for RAW conversion, cropping and minor adjustments. Photoshop CS5 for vignette layering effects.