American Kestrel

[Mike Veltri]

American Kestrel
(Falco sparveverius)
123135
Canon 1Dx - 500mm F/4 IS 1
1/2000s @ F/8 ISO 400 HH


Thanks for looking, :S3:
Mike Veltri



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[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent perch, awesome pose and beautiful graduated bg. Terrific image!

[dankearl]

Beautiful photo Mike.
It looks like a set up with the cool perch.
All these nice Kestral photos of late.
Good to see people can get close them, I can't!

[Nick Palmieri]

Nice one Mike. I like the perch and the BG. Nice exposure on the bird.

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image with very nice exposure.Love the pose,colors,perch and beautiful BG.

Regards,
Satish.

[Robert Holguin]

Beautiful shot.
Lovely light, wonderful background, and I really like the perch.
Great pose too.
Well done.

[PhilCook]

Wow a most unusual and likeable perch for this shot, adds great interest, liking too the color bands in the backdrop. I'm unsure about the vertical aspect though, I like it but , wondering if a horizontal aspect would work better. The image looks rich and contrasty, the colors really pop, but I might suggest a little too much contrast, however contrast seems to be a personal like thing

[Greg Oakley]

Superb image - great pose, killer perch and you gotta love that 3-tone background!
Cheers Greg

[David Salem]

Nice job on this one. Cool perch and great wings out pose. Exposure and detail look nice. How cool is that perch. Got lucky on that one or did you set it up. Bird looks like it could be a little lighter to me. Well done.

[mohammad reza shahab]

Excellent perch and pose.great background!
Well done.

[Marina Scarr]

There are so many things about this capture that I really like, Mike, but first off, you have several dust bunnies all around. Unconventional crop but works for this particular pose. You may want to play with a horizontal to make sure. Your BG is out of this world. Love the pose and the light. Your head is nice and sharp and colors crisp. Very unique and pleasing perch. This was obviously a good day for you!!!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Awesome subject, perch, BG. Colours and light look great. Nice details. I could see this as an horizontal too, or at least a square with some more on each side. Small dust bunny above the near wing and under the tail. I have nothing on kestrels yet...high on my wish list!

[Shawn Zierman]

Sick! The milkweed perch is awesome, as is the falcon's pose and light quality.