Young Kestrel, Bradup West Yorkshire. 10th June 2006
Spent an enjoyable few hours late morning with some confiding young Kestrels as they practiced hunting. It was very bright and sunny and difficult to get the birds into good light. I think this is the best shot of the session. This one came over to give me the once over - hovered over my head for a few frames.
It was great fun watching them trying to hunt - they have the hovering bit pretty well sussed but not the catching part
Techs
1d2 400mm 5.6L x1.4, 1/1600th f8 iso 400. 50% of frame, sharpened (bit of barbed wire just above wall cloned out) etc in PS.
I think this absolutely superb and totally diferent to the more usual hovering behaviour often recorded.
An amazingly dynamic pose and spot on focus.
Without the wall and folliage this would be excellent but with it included it puts this right up a level,IMHO,not only for the sense of perspective and as an 'anchor' but because it portrays just how low this swooping bird is flying.
You must be thrilled with this one.
Excellent, really like the point of view, but I'm afraid I do have a nit
It looks like you have cloned out some errant grass etc. in particular around the tip of the lower wing, there are some obvious artifacts and some of the grass looks a strangley cut off, I think a touch more work and this image would be simply stunning....
It is not very often I open up a posting on UKNP and just go WOW, but I did with this one. A very impressive flight shot of this bird which we don't normally see in this way, superb capture.
Discussion
11 repliesSpent an enjoyable few hours late morning with some confiding young Kestrels as they practiced hunting. It was very bright and sunny and difficult to get the birds into good light. I think this is the best shot of the session. This one came over to give me the once over - hovered over my head for a few frames.
It was great fun watching them trying to hunt - they have the hovering bit pretty well sussed but not the catching part
Techs
1d2 400mm 5.6L x1.4, 1/1600th f8 iso 400. 50% of frame, sharpened (bit of barbed wire just above wall cloned out) etc in PS.
By for now
John
I think this absolutely superb and totally diferent to the more usual hovering behaviour often recorded.
An amazingly dynamic pose and spot on focus.
Without the wall and folliage this would be excellent but with it included it puts this right up a level,IMHO,not only for the sense of perspective and as an 'anchor' but because it portrays just how low this swooping bird is flying.
You must be thrilled with this one.
Tim
David
It looks like you have cloned out some errant grass etc. in particular around the tip of the lower wing, there are some obvious artifacts and some of the grass looks a strangley cut off, I think a touch more work and this image would be simply stunning....
Barrie
It is not very often I open up a posting on UKNP and just go WOW, but I did with this one. A very impressive flight shot of this bird which we don't normally see in this way, superb capture.
cheers
Sean
Excellent flight shot, very impressive timing