One More Am. Kestrel

Gallery: AvianPosted January 17, 2014808 views13 comments

Another American Kestrel from the Bosque...last one of these for a while! Just loved the salt cedar reds in the bg of this one.

50d, 700mm, ISO 200, 1/640, F5.6 LARGER image available. Thanks for your comments/critiques...I appreciate them all! Sharon

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13 comments

Comment posted by David Rowe on January 17, 2014 at 4:04 AM

Lovely tonality and excellent detail. Looks as if the post was tailor made for the resting kestrel.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 17, 2014 at 7:22 AM

Save the best for last.. Nice pose and background colors are awesome. The pole is not a beauty, but could be a lot worse. All in all a very pleasant shot Sharon and a nice series you showed us !

, Hans

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 17, 2014 at 8:56 AM

Excellent pose and image quality, and I agree that the bg is wonderful in this one, Sharon.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 17, 2014 at 9:02 AM

Sharon: I like this image very much. Lovely look back pose and a background that is just exquisite. I think I know where that post is

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 17, 2014 at 9:13 AM

I agree with Hans, love the color 'scheme' Sharon!
Really nice pose and comp as well

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Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on January 17, 2014 at 10:55 AM

Very nice bg - beautiful

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 17, 2014 at 11:47 AM

Kestrel's have some wonderful color patterns and that background really compliments the overall image, well done Sharon.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 17, 2014 at 4:47 PM

A quintessential Kestral shot. I am envious and awed!

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Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on January 17, 2014 at 8:27 PM

Wonderful earthy tones! Sharp as nails and great look-back pose to boot too.

I would personally opt for a higher ISO to give higher SS in case there is a risk of any subject/motion blur. You don't mention if you used a tripod or bean bag or whatever support.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 17, 2014 at 8:36 PM

The background color complements the bird perfectly here, very nicely done Sharon

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 17, 2014 at 8:43 PM

Very nice! I've got some of those same posts in my files.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 18, 2014 at 3:17 PM

Wow you sure had a great time with these kestrels!
Excellent pose here, very fine detail, and that BG was custom-made for this image!