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Elmley Marsh Kestrel in the rain

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Posted by Barrie Courtenay on March 29, 2008 at 1:13 PM
Elmley Marsh Kestrel in the rain
Great day with my brother at Elmley,plenty hares,egrets,reed buntins,kestrels and the highlight of the day was short eared owl.

Canon 40d,Sigma 300-800mm @800mm,1/800th sec @f5.6,800 iso
Posted by John Robinson on March 29, 2008 at 1:16 PM
Excellent !
JohnR
Posted by Rene de Heer on March 29, 2008 at 1:18 PM
I like the image, i find the perch a bit overpowering
Rene de Heer
Posted by Paul Inglis on March 29, 2008 at 1:18 PM
Hi Barrie,

Stunning detail! Superb capture!
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Posted by Stuart McCrae on March 29, 2008 at 1:22 PM
Very nice Barrie,like the bg dont have a problem with the perch. :toast: :toast:
Posted by jack chapman on March 29, 2008 at 1:33 PM
very nice portrait, the rain looks great.

Was this today? I was there in the morning.
Posted by Alan Bryant on March 29, 2008 at 2:22 PM
Cracking image.Love the detail.

Great BG, and i like the perch.

Tho i'd clone out the small brown thing in the bottom right corner.

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Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 29, 2008 at 2:26 PM


Oh yes!!! , this is very nice Barrie , the Kestrel looks superb all fluffed up , BG is excellent and the perch isn't to bad either , though I might be tempted to remove that small piece of brown in the bottom righthand corner , top draw image Barrie.
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Andy... :smile:
Posted by Gary Beers on March 29, 2008 at 2:57 PM
Wow! my only nit is the piece of brown that Andy has pointed out.
Posted by Matt Cole on March 29, 2008 at 3:42 PM
a very nice image, lovely lighting.

Matt
Posted by Magnus Hird on March 29, 2008 at 3:44 PM
Lovely bird, great shot. Agree about the brown thing but find the raindrops a bit distracting :smile:
Posted by Nigel Blake on March 29, 2008 at 4:06 PM
I too am not that keen on the perch, but its a fine image of the Kestrel, beautifully processed to your usual high standard as well!
Posted by Anthony House on March 29, 2008 at 4:56 PM
Very nice, great B/G too..
Posted by kevin Treadwell on March 30, 2008 at 4:11 AM
Super shot, love all about it. I would as mentioned remove the brown bit in the bottom right corner.

regards
Kevin
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on March 30, 2008 at 4:45 AM
Hi Jack,this was thursday,thanks to all for comments,did think about cloning the small piece of bark out but forgot :biggrin:
Posted by Colin Pickett on March 30, 2008 at 5:43 AM
Very nice Barrie, he does look a tad damp.

Quality shot :toast:
Posted by Craig Nash on March 30, 2008 at 5:53 AM
Gorgeous!!!
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on March 30, 2008 at 6:31 AM
Super shot Barrie! :toast: :toast:
BG fits perfect.

Bertl Menegoni
Innsbruck
Austria
Posted by Paula Graham on March 30, 2008 at 10:11 AM
I like it a lot, colours, subject, bg, perch all combine to get a very nice shot.
Posted by Paula Graham on March 30, 2008 at 10:11 AM
I like it a lot, colours, subject, bg, perch all combine to get a very nice shot.
Posted by eric weight on March 30, 2008 at 1:23 PM
Excellent shot. Well taken.
:toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by Andy Astbury on March 30, 2008 at 2:02 PM
Cracker of a shot Barrie :toast: :toast:

Yep, get rid of the bark bottom right :wink:
Posted by PhilH on March 30, 2008 at 3:17 PM
Ah the most photographed Kestrel in the UK, super image, don't have a problem with the perch, that is what she often perches on....

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Posted by David Kjaer on March 30, 2008 at 4:45 PM
W :eek: W Barrie that is beautiful!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Ian Mason on March 30, 2008 at 7:17 PM
Beautiful image. The backround is very impressive - I like the rain. A smaller perch would have been good, but it doesn't detract.