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After half a dozen failed attempts, I finally got a shot of a Kestrel hunting. This shot was taken about 1/2 hour before sunset today.
1DX
500f4 II
1/4000
f4
ISO-800
Handheld
Manual exposure
Central expand with 8 surround points
The background is a bit clutter and dark, but I was worried that I would blow the whites on the bird wings. cropped to about 20% of the original frame.
Appreciate your comments.
Thank you
Loi
A difficult bird to image, Loi, as they are so small and fast. I immediately knew that this was a large crop as the quality is degraded, note how there is no detail in the feathers. The prey item is nice, the field, not so much. What I would do if I were you is to try and find a way to get closer.
it's a very dynamic pose and nice light but I agree it looks a bit soft from the big crop.
Looks like a big crop and the IQ has suffered quite a bit. Having said that the light looks magical and the flight pose is captured really well. Thanks for sharing ...
Loi,
A very nice and dynamic pose. The light in this shot is wonderful, and I hope you have more chances to make it out there to give it another go.
If you can, I would take a soft (0% hardness) brush at 5-10% opacity and paint in a light brown from the background onto the background. All in a separate blank layer. Hope that makes sense. I think it would even it out a bit.
Miguel
Nice flight pose and light but I agree with the others, unfortunately the large crop has hurt the IQ.
TFS,
Rachel
Dear All, Thank you for your comments and suggestions Will need to try to get closer and focus faster and need some luck too.
Congrats on a nice pose, light and prey item, but as others have mentioned the big crop hurts the image. It is a good starting point and you will only get better opportunities...keep at it!
If this had been against a smooth BG(or sky), then with sharpening you could have made it work better. However, this situation is not ideal for a big crop. nice pose, catch and wing position.
