Diving American Kestrel

[arash_hazeghi]

Diving American Kestrel (female) got this frame from in SoCal.


1DXII 600II ISO640 1/4000sec f/5.6 hand held from SUV. processed with DPP 4.7 hope you like it


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[gail bisson]

Simply stunning! IQ, sharpness, exposure, comp and pose all perfect!
Wish I had that BG for my penguins!
Gail

[Juan Tolentino]

Killer shot Arash! Just wonderful. Thank you for sharing!


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[Bill Dix]

Brilliant! Just the right head turn, wing and leg extensions. Usual superb techs. I assume she had just taken off.

[John Mack]

Great frame nice and sharp with a awesome pose.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

First-rate, Arash. Like the range of warm tones.

Geoffrey




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[Arthur Morris]

You are a sick mother! Absolute perfect downstorke and head position.. NOt to mention amazing sharpness.
with love, artie

[Arthur Morris]

ps: what was the ISO?

pps: What AF Area Selection Mode and what AF point selected?

[Raybel Robles]

Great photo Arash. Love the wings down pose! I can already imagine the speed.

[arash_hazeghi]

ps: what was the ISO?

pps: What AF Area Selection Mode and what AF point selected?

hey Artie, exif noted above

ISO640. 8-pt expansion AF

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Beautiful image. Nice clean background and amazing wing position. Thanks for sharing

[Tim Foltz]

Arash that truck blind works awesome, great shot leaving the perch. Nice and sharp, nice BG, wing position, etc.

-Tim

[Isaac Grant]

Perfect in every way. :cheers:

[Jack Backs]

Stunning image. Well done.

[Glenn Pure]

Couldn't agree more with all the other posts: simply stunning shot on all levels. Wow!

[arash_hazeghi]

Thank you all

[annmpacheco]

Perfecto, was going to ask what AF selection mode you used, thanks Artie... Thanks Arash, superb.