American Kestrel "Takeoff Pose"

[James Salywoda]

American Kestrel
Southern California

Another shot from earlier in the winter as I liked the full upright wing extension.


Nikon D300s AFS 600 F4
1/2500 F8 ISO 800

Thanks For Looking

Jim

[Dumay de Boulle]

Great soft light and the colors look very natural...I like the wing position and flight angle...Nicely done James!

[Paul Guris]

Incredible position. Very unique.

[Pieter de Waal]

A different view James which works very nicely. Beautiful light, colours and IQ. I like the way the wings mimic the BG twigs.

[Randy Bronkema]

I really enjoy the soft light on the wings. nice back ground for this images as well.

[Doug Brown]

Like the soft light and maximum wings up position. Good sharpness too.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent dynamic pose Jim,

[Tom Rambaut]

Wow this is so good.

Neat little bird and no sticks in the way. I like the pastel colours.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Superb pose, crop, light and sharpness. Love it Jim.

[DanWalters]

Great action! Love the wing position!

[Brendan Dozier]

Very unique and interesting angle, Jim. Pose, color, detail, look fantastic! You seem to have all the classic angles and poses down perfectly and I think when you combine your excellent BIF skills towards more unique angles like this, you will really set yourself apart even more!

[shane shacaluga]

Wow, what a great shot!! :c3: