Kestrel lands in the golden hour

[Tim Munsey]

Early morning kestrel, one of the images that did it for me.

D850 with 500mm F/4E, 1/3200 at F/7.1, ISO 1250. Colony of lessor kestrels in Spain

[arash_hazeghi]

I like the landing pose but wish for a better wing spittoon, the image has a heavy cast and looks completely brown on my screen.

TFS

[Tim Munsey]

I like the landing pose but wish for a better wing spittoon, the image has a heavy cast and looks completely brown on my screen.

TFS

Yep, all shades of brown, that's how the world looks in Spain in the golden hour, I think the background was scorched earth so lots of neutrals there. It's this unusual toning which
for me makes it different and special.

[Aditya Sridhar]

Lovely shot Tim! I agree with Arash on the wing position. I too see a heavy color cast to the image, but it could just be the setting as you've mentioned. Personally, the OOF bit of the perch distracts, but not a major issue. Well done!

[Paul Burdett]

My first reaction to seeing this image was "wow", so It's easy for me to not be concerned about the colour cast...and I agree that this makes it special too. TFS

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Absolutely breathtaking IQ, Tim. Love the split second before landing captured, sharp detail, and great background. Would love to know what time of year and location in Spain.


Geoffrey




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[John Mack]

Looks great. The pano crop works very well. That light is killer.

[david spital]

Stellar! looks great on my monitor, monochromatic quality is a plus.