Up close Kestrel in-flight

[Joe Murphy]

Shot this one last week, while taking a walk along the beach, cropped from a full frame vertical capture.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/joe47/IMG_0624bbFFcr1200.jpg~original



Canon 7D
Canon 400mm 5.6
f/7.1, (1/1600)
ISO 640
WB - Auto
Manual Exposure
Hand Held.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice in flight portrait. Great sharpnes and details. I would take off about two inches from the bottom. I think it would make a greater visual impact.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Joe, good focus on the head with the alert stare, and I wasnt aware their beak tips were crossed. While Im not a big fan of cut off wings, I would have preferred if at least the tail wasnt cut off too.

[Satish Ranadive]

Absolutely superb close up. Beautiful colors, great details and nice composition.

Regards,
Satish.