Common Kestrel – Female

[Girish Prahalad]

Tried a 16 x 9 crop for this image. Does it look alright?
Made with a Canon 450D + Sigma 150-500
Exif : F6.3 / ISO 400 / SS 1/250 @ 500mm. Handheld / Aperture Priority / Eval
Crop / USM / NR on BG.

Comments & critiques most welcome.

[Joel Eade]

Really love the alert posture on this one, also the feathers show nice detail but still have a lovely soft look. Comp works just fine for me...good work!

[Karl Egressy]

Nice looking bird, love the composition.

[Frank Schauf]

Very nice shot. Great background, real nice perch and great pose.

[rajandesai]

Nice looking bird and perch. The crop works well here.

[vishaljadhav]

Interesting composition here, lovely BG and nice details on the bird

[dankearl]

Very cool perch he is on and nice DOF with most of the sharp branches to the front.
Beautiful details, especially on the Head.
I think an inch off the right side to where the foliage is sharp would look nice.

[Diane Miller]

Love the pastel look for a sharp image. Wonderful perch! (Bird isn't bad, either!)

[Melissa Groo]

Beautiful portrait! Stunning background, pose, and thorny perch. I might increase the contrast just a bit and I could see a bit taken off the right side too.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot.
The perch is just stunning. With all those sharp thorns.
Terrific pose, excellent feather detail and comp.
Very well done.

[Loi Nguyen]

Lovely image, sweet BG, nice perch and pose. I'm with Mellisa for more contrast. On my iPAD, the image looks a bit bright and hence low contrast. As for comp, I feel the bird is a bit high in the frame and wish for a bit more headroom. A little more room on the right hand so not to clip the perch if possible. Loi

[Robert Kimbrell]

Really nice processing in this shot. Beautifully soft background yet nice sharpness in the bird.