We did a controlled burn today on 40-acres of restored prairie near my house. Several raptors immediately appeared to check out the newly exposed rodents.
This American Kestrel drove me nuts. It would only let me get within 500-feet and it would fly off. The bird was always in view but never let me get close.
I did manage to get a few shots but I am disappointed. They don't appear to be tack sharp and I can't understand why. I was using AI-Servo and was using the center point with 4-surrounds. I don't believe there could be camera or subject movement since my shutter speed with 1/3,200th of a second. The aperture (f/10) should have allowed some depth of focus given the distance I was shooting from.
The image here is a rather severe crop. I'm sure that is contributing to the apparent lack of sharpness.
Any thoughts on why this image is not tack sharp?
Ideas on how to get this Kestrel to let me get closer?
Canon 1DX
600 II+2X TC
f/10
1/3,200 sec
ISO 2,500
Manual Exposure
Hand Held
Processed with Lightroom 5 & Photoshop CC







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