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Young wild Kestrel

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Posted by Vincent Jones on September 12, 2006 at 12:33 PM
Young wild Kestrel
This afternoon I had the pleasure of the first steps of introducing this young Kestrel back to the wild after he had come into our care as a rescue. Taking shots of the release as it took place was a great experience.

Here is one of the shots I took, which I would like to share with you all

D2X - 400mm AF-S F2.8 (Handheld)
ISO 200, F5.6, 1/350sec
Posted by Alan Bryant on September 12, 2006 at 12:38 PM
Cracking shot :toast:

And can i applaud you on what a great job you(and others) are doing to help the birds of prey back to the wild :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on September 12, 2006 at 12:51 PM
Hi Vincent
a very nice picture of a beautiful bird. :toast:
Posted by Terry on September 12, 2006 at 2:44 PM
Lovely image of a kestrel Vince :toast: and I personally really like it when you show us something that you have returned to the wild and given it a chance to live its life as nature intended :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

Terry
Posted by Danny Green on September 12, 2006 at 2:47 PM
Hello Vince

This is a cracking shot of a real beauty, I too would like to applaud you and the centre for the great work you do. I get so much enjoyment from being close to nature and photographing it, but really it doesn't get any thing from me other than the causes I am a member of. I honestly and truly admire the work you guys put in down there. Fantastic stuff.

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Danny
Posted by Vincent Jones on September 12, 2006 at 3:08 PM
My god :eek: I have just fell off me chair after reading the above comments. Thank you :toast:

I think anyone involved with wildlife does their bit to help & this includes everyone on here. To you also :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on September 12, 2006 at 3:09 PM
agree with everything said-great stuff a really stunning image :toast:
Posted by Justin on September 12, 2006 at 3:28 PM
A beautiful portrait Vince and superbly taken and processed.
Like it a lot.
Keep up the good work with the birds :cool: :cool: :toast:
Posted by Malcolm Muir on September 12, 2006 at 5:41 PM
Another really nice image Vince

Malcolm
Posted by Graeme Lee on September 12, 2006 at 5:42 PM
Fantatsic image and agree with the comments already made. One veryminor nit that I seem to be alone with is the comp, bit too central for my taste and would crop a bit on the right. BG and exposure is superb. good skills.

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Graeme
Posted by PhilH on September 13, 2006 at 3:34 AM
All been said Vince, as you can see the stirling work done by people like yourself is very much appreciated, I'm sure the birds appreciate it too as shown by the fine images you produce of them...

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Posted by David S on September 13, 2006 at 3:39 AM
Have to agree with Justin, this is superbly taken and proicessed. And handheld with a 400mm f2.8 :eek:

David
Posted by Chris Lloyd on September 13, 2006 at 9:59 AM
A real beauty Vince. Its nice to see and hear of people giving something back to the environment as opposed to keep taking away. Great stuff.

Regards Chris.
Posted by Alan Woolnough on September 13, 2006 at 1:43 PM
Perfect portrait Vince {absolutely beautiful},

I also echo the previous comments :toast: :toast:

Alan