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My Old Kestrel-Part II

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on December 18, 2006 at 2:36 AM
My Old Kestrel-Part II
Hi Guys,

Here's another shot of the Kestrel i have been able to get really close to lately.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon 1Ds
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture: F 9
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: - 1/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: no
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous: frame 1
ISO: 250
Lens: 500mm F4.5+ 1,4x TC
Focal length:700 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
Full Frame
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Posted by PhilH on December 18, 2006 at 3:37 AM
A beauty of a Kestral having a bad hair day.... very nice, shame about the ring but understand that is normal practice in your neck of the woods...

:toast:
Posted by Graeme Lee on December 18, 2006 at 1:58 PM
Different to the normal pose, but like the eye contact. Wonderful BG as well :toast: :toast:

Graeme
Posted by Helge Sorensen on December 18, 2006 at 3:09 PM
Hi Jeroen, another nice shot of you "old lady". She actually looks a bit battered and worn, compared to the "young girl" I'm working with :cool:

BG and perch is very fine, but I'm not so sure about the comp. here. :wavey:
Posted by John Lee on December 19, 2006 at 3:18 PM
Another lovely shot of your Kestrel. Really think that the background colours set her off. Agree with Helge regarding the position of the bird in the frame I would have liked to see her moved slightly to the left in the image.

Regards

John Lee