Texas Kestrel 4

Gallery: AvianPosted March 2, 201690 views5 comments

Found another cooperative Kestrel this afternoon. Processed using Lightroom 5 and Photoshop CC 2014, along with Light Craft's LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f5.6
1/1000s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 100

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 2, 2016 at 10:02 PM

The detail and sharpness in the bird look great here Jerry. For me the comp is too centered and if you have it I would add room the right and crop some from the left. devil

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 2, 2016 at 11:30 PM

Lovely pose and great eye contact, Jerry. The Kestrel looks just the slightest bit soft-you might want to do a touch of sharpening on it.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on March 3, 2016 at 5:53 PM

Good minimalistic image, Jerry. Excellent angle and light. I too prefer the kestrel more on the left. The larger version is a little sharper, so perhaps reducing the size for web caused it go soft?

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 3, 2016 at 5:57 PM

Really nice clean shot Jerry. I agree that moving the Kestrel out of center will help the comp a lot. Maybe more of a square crop? Great light and clear sky. devil

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 4, 2016 at 10:22 AM

I'm envious of this shot. I've been going through my raptor images and picking out my best and I really don't have a great Kestrel image. Well done

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments