kestrel

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Was created in Hungary in April 2009
Canon 50D Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
1/640 f 4 iso 640
About 30% crop from the bottom
thanks for looking!

[Ramon M. Casares]

Hi Manos, nice pose, great BG and lovely subject, main focus seems to be on the bird's tail so I would suggest sharpening the head more. Nice comp but crop is a tad too tight IMO. I would also suggest brightening the bird a bit.
Congratulations!

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Thanks Ramon...
more brightening...I think looks better!

[Ramon M. Casares]

It does look better, if I may, here's another version, some little Shadows&Hilights, a tad less contrast and I also toned down the BG, also a bit of sharpening on ther head.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

thanks for you time..really looks much better!

[Juan Aragonés]

Very nice image Manos, not easy to get BTW. The critical focus point seems to be on the tail instead of the head. The pose of the bird and the eye contact are just fantastic. I know that it is not easy to do but I strongly recomend to use for flight at least f7,1.
The BG is nice, smooth and interesting but I will try to tone down a bit. The suggestions by Ramon may help to improve the image a lot :-)

[Stu Bowie]

Amazing colours captured in this, and like the gliding posture of the kestrel. Great eye contact, and Ramon's repost works well.

[David Fletcher]

Cracking shot Manos. Like Ramon's repost too.

[Lorant Voros]

I go with Ramon's repost as well. Love the colors of the BG, Manos. Congrats.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the angle, pose and eye contact. The sharpened version looks better and I might darken the BG a bit.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful pose and BG.. one of my fav subjects... The sharpened version looks good.. I agree with a little darkening of the BG.

[Kobus Tollig]

Ramons Repost looks GREAt
GReat shot this is. I like well done on the comp and pose

[Chris Kotze]

Super comp and flight angle. Excellent BG colours