American Kestrel with 1DX

[arash_hazeghi]

Here is a female kestrel shot I got at Half Moon Bay with Conrad Tan and Phoo Chan. She was surprisingly cooperative. I hope you like this

I'm loving the 1DX AF and not to mention excellent high ISO performance




1DX 840mm f/5.6 1/3200sec ISO 3200 handheld

see HD size here

[dankearl]

THe IQ at 3200 is amazing.
I only get them flying away, except they don't look back!
Really nice attractive colorful BG to go with the Kestral.
Considering how small and skittish they are, this is really impressive.

[Conrad Tan]

One **** of a shot brother!!!!!!!!! It was GREAT shooting with you man!

[David Salem]

Oh come on, That's sick! What a nice look back she gave you and the detail is awesome. ISO 3200 Wow! Great to get a nice BG to showcase her beautiful colors. Very cool Arash. Looks like the 1DX is kickn but for you.

[PhilCook]

" I dunno how ya do it Arash.....but ya do it good !!! " I really dont know how to comment on this piece of brilliance, but I think BRILLIANCE about sums it up.........your images are always a treat

[Mike Veltri]

Sweet image, I love the light you ca and eye contact she gave you.

[Satish Ranadive]

Classic one.
Love the pose with beautiful head turn,magical colors in lovely lights and beautiful details.Rest as usual absolutely superb.

Regards,
Satish.

[Shawn Zierman]

This is very beautiful Arash. Love the warmth of the light and of course your details/processing are top notch.
Can you give any insight into how you created the image? What's your approach? How close are you for this
image? How did you get such great eye contact?

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Incredible BIF image! Great IQ and HA. Like it lots!

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Amazing look back pose, gorgeous colors rendered by the warm light. Great work Arash.

[Bonnie Block]

Arash, this is simply crazy! I cannot even get within 100yards of one up here. Beautiful, beautiful. Head turn and spread wings—————Wow! I may have to start driving towards Calif!
Actually, my family used to own property off of Kings Mountain road. It was unfortunately sold many years ago. Wish I had it now!!

[Sachin Saraf]

Very impressive image Arash...you already mastered the flight photography and with AF of 1DX it is only getting better...Great work...

[nrohrbacker]

I see the 1dX is working out well for you. Can't wait to hear your review of it. As for the picture...amazing sharpness, detail, lighting, BG, etc. you guys and half moon bay, I'm jealous.

[nick clayton]

I love the sharp details and colours on this brilliant flight shot Arash. The smooth background without any distractions make the bird stand out nicely. As well as your brilliant capability at flight images this photo is a testament to the great noise capabilities of the 1D X considering this photo was taken at ISO 3200!

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Not much more to add, this shot is wonderful. The Kestrel was probably looking back and wondering "Is that the new 1DX and is that guy really handholding the 600 mm?"

[Robert Holguin]

Stunning image!!!!! Wow!!
Excellent pose and the head turn it gave you is stellar.
Very well done.

[Grace Scalzo]

Hard to believe it possible, but I think this camera will take you to even higher levels, Arash. Just superb and I look forward to more from you.

[Troy Lim]

Stunning image for sure. Love the stare it gave you.
I need to visit Conrad soon LOL

[gail bisson]

I really like the light and the look back.
A beautiful image Arash. Hard to believe this is shot at ISO 3200.
Gail

[arash_hazeghi]

thank you all for the nice comments!

[arash_hazeghi]

This is very beautiful Arash. Love the warmth of the light and of course your details/processing are top notch.
Can you give any insight into how you created the image? What's your approach? How close are you for this
image? How did you get such great eye contact?

The kestrel was very cooperative, he was flying between two perches and hunting so I was able to get close, maybe as close as 20 yards. All raptors give you eye contact at some point to checkout what's going on, you just need to be fast enough to capture the moment. Hand-holding your rig really helps to aim it rapidly so it helps a lot with shots like this.

[arash_hazeghi]

BTW I just summarized my findings about the EOS 1DX here http://arihazeghiphotography.com/blo...d-impressions/

[Karl Egressy]

Striking image, excellent pose, the ligh on the bird is great and the colours and details are outstanding.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Loved the look back and over the top view here bhai.. Beautiful image indeed.. Rgds, Kiran.

[Jonathan Ashton]

That's a fine shot Arash, great timing exposure and a super pose.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Unfreekin believable and a heat turn?? So awesome just love the light and everything about this

[arash_hazeghi]

thank you all!