Kestrel

Hi friends,
Two weeks ago I had a great experience. I shoot my first half-decent
bird of prey photo. With my car I mooved closer carefully trying to avoid body movements. I was lucky watching him catching a mouse and
eat it in front of me. From the open window with car window support I got a few shots of this kestrel at very low light conditions.
Canon 20D, Nikon MF 5,6/600mm, f8, 1/100, 800ISO,
C and C always welcome,
thanks for looking
Bertl

I would suggest a closer vertical crop, in order to increase the emphasis on the Kestrel, how much is a very personal thing. Otherwise, you have a very nice little shot here.

Good work, I like it as it is myself

Ian

Nice one Berti, a bird I always like to see.

Perhaps a 'pano' crop might suit & flipped left to right, but again this is only my thought

Steve

Looks fine like this to me.
Cheers
JohnR

Hi Bertl,

Congrats! Beautiful capture of a beautiful bird! I like the comp as presented! Did you take an images of it eating the mouse?

Yes Paul, but too far away and bad quality.
I drove closer to the bird in 3 steps, this was the last stop.
Bertl

Berti

A very nice capture and I really know just how difficult these shots can be. I'm trying to do the same over here at the moment its a challenge just to get to within range. When you get a good one its well deserved.

Barry

Kansas

Like this shot Bertl, as has been mentioned I think you have a number of cropping options all of which would work

Nice shot.

Simon

It's these little milestones that make wildlife photography such fun. Nicely done Bertl, and nits already covered for me.
Eric

They just arent easy to get near Berll unless you find the odd one out so well done you.

Major.

It almost looks like a half clour half monochrome image.

Well done and keep up the patient fieldcraft.



Mark

Well done Bertl nice one.

nice image Bertl, I know how difficult it is to get close to these birds, I like the shot as is

cheers

Colin