Kestrel Redux

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

D4 300f/2.8 + TC20EIII (600 mm) 1/4000 f/8 ISO1600 +1EV HH foggy late morning
nr, uprez detailing, warm wb, crop - 60% remaining

Took this last year, but unhappy with the outcome. Happier with new processing methods. Thanks for looking.

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Loi Nguyen]

Michael, it is always nice to get a kestrel. Looks like she had a prey in her talon? the lighting was not ideal, and at +1EV, the underside was slightly under-exposed. You may want to brighten the face and underside a little more. Loi

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Its a great pose and I like your shooting angle. Agree with Loi's suggestion

[Daniel Cadieux]

Tough lighting conditions you had, but you made the best you could although you needed to recover exposure in post. I like the translucence along the primaries. I do find the colours a tad muddied - I'd love more vivid yellows on the bill's base and feet.

[Dan Busby]

Lovely stretched out pose and stare down. Good that you have a bit of eye catch. Agree that, overall, the image looks a bit flat.

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Loi, Cheryl, Daniel, Dan,

Thanks much for the comments. They are greatly appreciated. This one is on the edge for IQ, thus the color is not great. Will keep trying.

Cheers,

-Michael-