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Kestrel on the telephone...

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Posted by Paul Hillion on April 5, 2007 at 6:52 PM
Kestrel on the telephone...
cable :smile: Taken a couple of weekends back on a very cloudy and overcast afternoon. I was out driving when I saw the kestrel and seeing no one behind me I stopped and reached for the camera and shot this supported on the passenger window! I hadn't adjusted the ISO from earlier in the day hence the slightly high ISO speed.

500mm f/4L IS with 1.4x and 1D MkII N. ISO 640, 1/640 sec. at f/8, +1/3EC

Thanks for looking.
Posted by Andy Astbury on April 6, 2007 at 3:17 AM
Well I like it - though I might be tempted to do a bit of cw rotation to make the cable level.

Nice image considering the techs and poor light :toast:

One does have to beg the question what you were photographing before though :jump: :wink:

Nice one Paul

Regards

Andy
Posted by Clive_S on April 6, 2007 at 2:17 PM
Amazing grab shot, I like the high key bg. :toast:
Posted by Chris Lloyd on April 6, 2007 at 3:52 PM
Hi Paul,

Great detail on the bird, but I'm not sure about the bright BG IMO.

Regards Chris
www.c-m-l.com
Posted by Graham Bailey on April 7, 2007 at 5:27 AM
I'm not too keen on the background but not a lot you could do about that. I really like the way he's looking down at you though

Graham
Posted by PhilH on April 10, 2007 at 3:33 AM
Great contact between the bird and yourself... nicely taken.

:toast: