Kestrel

Gallery: AvianPosted September 2, 2017824 views5 comments

This kestrel was one of the many we saw on a recent trip to North Cornwall.
They were surfing the wind from the sea looking for bumble bees on the grass.
They were really confident and it was easy to see them catching the insects.

Thanks for your comments and suggestions.
D&L

Canon 5DMIII, Canon 100-400 IS II, Canon 1.4x III @560mm, f/8.0, 1/1250sec, ISO320, HH, natural light.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on September 2, 2017 at 2:02 PM

Hi Daniel & Loana
Thanks for the posting of this Kestrel, it has very nice coloring and detail.
Peter

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 2, 2017 at 4:24 PM

Hi D&L. I like the flight position and the top lighting, but I do think you can bring the overall brightness up a fair amount. Interesting natural history comment on hunting the bumblebees.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on September 3, 2017 at 2:01 AM

A nice, sharp capture of this Kestrel, Daniel! The only suggestion I can offer is to lighten the shadows a bit and then bump the overall brightness a tiny amount.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on September 5, 2017 at 11:40 AM

I really like the wing position and the light on this Kestrel. This must have been a lot of fun to watch. I do agree that the image could be slightly brighter and perhaps a little less saturation in the blues of the sky.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on September 6, 2017 at 4:36 PM

Thank you all for your comments.

D&L

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