Pensive Kestrel Female

Gallery: AvianPosted March 25, 2012157 views6 comments

2-10-12 Bolsa Chica
Nikon D300 Nikkor 200-400 1.4TC 1/2500 f/8 ISO-500
550 mm 10 meters small crop Aperture Priority White Balance Auto

Walking on the path to where the Kestrels were mating, this female was sitting on this small branch fairly close. She posed for quite a while for another photographer and me.

Comments welcome

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 26, 2012 at 1:31 AM

Beautiful - great eye and detail, nice pose, and clean BG.
Looks as if you got your color space problem corrected!
My only nit is the bird poop - easy to clean it up, if you wished to -

Sandy

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 26, 2012 at 12:20 PM

Very nice pose and great light on this Kestrel, Patrick. Maybe just a tad bit soft.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on March 26, 2012 at 2:22 PM

Nice to have one pose like this for you! Another round of USM, perhaps?

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 26, 2012 at 2:24 PM

Wonderful pose, perch and look from this colorful Kestrel, I would agree that the larger image seems just a tad soft.

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Comment posted by May Haga on March 27, 2012 at 1:17 PM

Very nicely captured Patrick.
May

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on March 28, 2012 at 10:37 AM

Nice to find one that lets you get close. The detail looks good. Maybe just a touch more sharpening needed IMO.

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