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    Default Perched Kestrel

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    Nice looking back position,sharpness and DOF.
    I wish she was just a little lower.

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    Thanks, Karl. Lower in frame or lower on stick? I can try moving her down as real estate is easy to manipulate in this solid blue sky.

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    Comp is fine! I would prefer a less steep shooting angle as well.
    I like the dainty, curved perch and how it starts at the LLC.
    Good exposure. I would sharpen the wing feathers a touch more,
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    I am pretty sure that Karl meant that the bird needed to be down lower, i.e., closer to the earth. The angle of inclination here is too steep. And for the over the shoulder stuff, having the head parallel to the imaging sensor is very oten best; here it is turned to much towards us.

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    Ah, I see. Thanks, Gail and Artie. Yes, the shooting angle was steeper than I would have liked, but these raptors do like to go to the highest spot, after all. Artie, please explain what you mean when you say the head is turned too much towards us. Do you mean from an aesthetic POV?

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    Yes, Ian. When the birds are either angled away from us or when you are right over the shoulder I find a square head angle most pleasing 97% of the time. 3% work well with the bird looking right down the lens barrel.
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    good points mentioned above Ian, you may want to run some NR as the sky is a bit noisy

    it's a handsome raptor and with patience you can get close to one on a lower perch
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ian Cassell View Post
    Thanks, Karl. Lower in frame or lower on stick? I can try moving her down as real estate is easy to manipulate in this solid blue sky.
    Lower on stick. Sometimes it works if you go furter, to reduce the shooting angle.
    It is a trade off, as your picture gets smaller.

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    Nice advise above, killer species and nice pose. Agree with Arash about the noisy sky and with Arthur about the HA. A very special image in any case.

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