Common Kestrel

[Pramod Viswanath]

Hello Everyone,


I would like to introduce myself with this first post. I am Pramod from Bangalore, India and I joined BPN just today. Made this image near a small reservoir near Bangalore during the tropical winters early this year.

Shot with Canon 30D, Canon 300F2.8 L IS USM + Canon 2X TC II, Gitzo, F8, 1/1000s, ISO 200.

Let me know your thoughts.

[Doug Brown]

Welcome Pramod! A great first post too! I like your composition here, and sharpness is good. Fill flash would have helped bring out detail in the shadows, but some of that can be recovered in PS. I might clean up that feather on top of the head. Look forward to seeing more of your photos from India! Thanks for posting.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Welcome to BPN, Pramod! Very nice first post. I like the eye contact and details, in fact it looks a bit oversharpened. I might decrease contrast a few points for more details in the shadows. Fill flash might have helped in this situation. Keep them coming!

[Kaushik Balakumar]

Excellent portrait Pramod - very well composed. Some lovely lighting there.
The rock seems a tad over-sharpened. That apart, its lovely.