Kestrel Takes Off
Just got back from a grueling business trip in Europe. First thing I did was to take my dog out to visit the Kestrel. He rewarded me with this image.
1DX
500f4 II + 1.4X III
1/2500
f5.6
ISO 800
Evaluative Metering in AV mode, +1 1/3 EV
Tripod
The image seemed a bit dark, so I increased brightness by 05EV in DPP
Thank you for looking.
Loi
Lovely composition, Loi. I'm wondering how it may have looked without the perch coupled with a slight crop from the bottom. Good head on pose, although the eyes are so dark - it still works because we're seeing both eyes. So we know he's locked on to you!
The bird looks too smooth. Was it a big crop Loi?
It still looks a bit dark to me, but nice capture !
Yes, the image was cropped to 40% of W (60% discarded) and 40% of H approximately. Kestrel is small and he was perching on a high tree, so I moved back so that my shooting angle wasn't so steep.Originally Posted by Karl Egressy
I tried to bump up Exposure by 1/3 EV here, there are small blinkies around the edges of the bird, but it seems OK. Also tried to crop tighter and removed the lone perch.
The repost is a definite improvement, Loi.
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