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Kestrel with prey.

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41 replies
Posted by John Chapman on January 27, 2009 at 5:23 AM
Kestrel with prey.
Picture taken with a Canon 1DMK2n 300mm lens 1/1250 sec F5.6 ISO 400. All comments welcomed.
Posted by Billy Fairburn on January 27, 2009 at 5:28 AM
Stunning John!
Posted by Ben Micklem on January 27, 2009 at 5:35 AM
Wow! Very, very nice- best pose ever! Amazing eye-level perspective. Excellent!
Posted by kevin Treadwell on January 27, 2009 at 5:37 AM
Agreed, a stunning shot, and plus a super BG!!

Kevin
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on January 27, 2009 at 5:38 AM
Stunning indeed! Great action shot and the way the bird is looking towards you is superb. :smile: :smile:
Posted by John Robinson on January 27, 2009 at 6:11 AM
Good stuff and nice comp.
JR
Posted by David Kjaer on January 27, 2009 at 6:15 AM
W :eek: W John - wish it was mine!

David :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by IANMASON on January 27, 2009 at 6:44 AM
Oustanding image John and compliments the one on the perch very nicely.
Posted by Ian Macdermott on January 27, 2009 at 6:44 AM
Very well taken superb shot :toast:



Regards


Ian
Posted by Elliott Neep on January 27, 2009 at 6:56 AM
Oh yes! Sitting here with an ear-to-ear grin! Awesome shot. Must have been close with a 300!
:toast: :toast:
Posted by F.DESMETTE on January 27, 2009 at 7:13 AM
Cracking shot!
Frederic
Posted by Tim Munsey on January 27, 2009 at 7:14 AM
Best Kestrel shot I've ever seen, nice one John!

:toast: :toast: :toast:

Tim
Posted by Andy Bate on January 27, 2009 at 7:15 AM
fandabbadosy!
Posted by David Sewell on January 27, 2009 at 7:44 AM
Two of us sitting here both agreed this was the best kestrel shot we had seen. Amazing shot.

David

:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by tony flashman on January 27, 2009 at 7:45 AM
BL***Y HELL!! that is Top Notch. Is there much of a crop? if so I would give just increase the canvas a tad.

Tony :toast: :toast:
Posted by Brett Lewis on January 27, 2009 at 7:50 AM
Awesome.. Stunning and everything else I can use to describe this superb Kestrel image, best I've seen..

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Colin Crowdey on January 27, 2009 at 8:16 AM
an excellent image, nicely positioned in the frame, must've been pretty close with a 300

well captured

Cheers

Colin
Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 27, 2009 at 8:18 AM
John, I think this is probably the best 'in flight' raptor image I have ever seen.
Robert
Posted by Dave Bartlett on January 27, 2009 at 8:31 AM
When I saw the views/comments ratio I expected something rather special .. not disappointed either. Superb :toast: :toast: :toast:

Dave
Posted by Ray on January 27, 2009 at 8:39 AM
A cracking shot in every way imaginable, in a class of its own.
Posted by Simon Litten on January 27, 2009 at 8:51 AM
A stunner! :toast:

Simon
Posted by Colin Pickett on January 27, 2009 at 9:10 AM
Hi John
That's the best photo of a Field Vole I've seen, :biggrin: I think you nailed this one. :toast:

Great work
Posted by Ben Gardner on January 27, 2009 at 9:15 AM
wow - believe we have just found the best Kestrel shot ever!!!!

:eek: :eek: :eek:
Posted by Barry Southon on January 27, 2009 at 10:14 AM
John

Just" Stunning " its all been said. A masters shot.

Barry :wink:
Posted by Graeme Lee on January 27, 2009 at 10:59 AM
Not bad at all John :wink: Pretty damn special actually :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Alan Bryant on January 27, 2009 at 12:23 PM
Awesome image.

Its really got the WOW factor :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Lea Roberts on January 27, 2009 at 12:25 PM
thats an outstanding shot, you can even see the voles teeth what a corker

lea
Posted by Andy Shepherd on January 27, 2009 at 12:37 PM


Excellent capture John, one of your best IMO :toast:

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Danny Green on January 27, 2009 at 12:41 PM
All I can say is WoW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stunning

Danny :toast: :toast:
Posted by keith mitchell on January 27, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Hi John.
Its all been said above,really excellent.


:toast: :toast: :toast: Keith.
Posted by Peter Cairns on January 27, 2009 at 1:07 PM
Ditto

Pete
Posted by Jeroen Stel on January 27, 2009 at 1:31 PM
Outstanding pose and with that prey its a top notch shot!
Well done!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on January 27, 2009 at 2:20 PM
To coin that phrase "I'll get my coat." Everything we all strive to get! :toast: :toast: :toast:

Steve
Posted by John Varley on January 27, 2009 at 2:43 PM
Oh Wow, John. :toast: :toast: :toast:

John

Posted by Lee Newman on January 27, 2009 at 4:27 PM
Every so often a really special image pops out of the monitor at you & this is one of them.
Pin sharp showing lots of detail with a touch of blur in the wing tips to show the movement. Good background & comp too.

Lee
Posted by Dave Courtenay on January 27, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Blinding image-bet you had a smile on your face when this popped up on the screen-fantastic

Dave :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Paul King on January 27, 2009 at 5:56 PM
This is an amazing shot it all fell right for this one,,,, Congrats. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Ian Haskell on January 27, 2009 at 6:03 PM
Its Kestrel Heaven here at the moment. Another really stunning shot. :toast:

Ian
Posted by eric weight on January 28, 2009 at 12:55 AM
Outrageously good. I couldn't even dream of a better shot than that.
:toast: :toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by PhilH on January 28, 2009 at 4:25 AM
Top notch.....

:toast: :toast: :wavey: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Gary Beers on January 28, 2009 at 4:38 AM
Excellent - another Wow from me!
Posted by John Chapman on January 28, 2009 at 5:27 AM
Hi Folks, thank you so much for your nice comments. :toast: