One Feather Up..........

[Ritesh Nangare]

Portrait of kestrel Male Juvi,

This Juvi. bird is so bold , we reach 15 feet from the bird by crawling but he did not move a inch and i get this wonderful portrait shots of the bird.......


Here are the exif

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D X
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/800
Av(Aperture Value) 10
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
Focal Length 700.0mm


Enjoy..............

[Bill Dix]

Amazing. The detail on this just screams -- so much so that I looked for signs of oversharpening, but can't find any. Just amazing detail. Great fieldcraft, and good choice to go to f/10.

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular portrait, Ritesh.
Nice to see your post after long time. Wonderful colours and extremely fine feather details. I like the single feather and eyes.
Love the frame.

Regards,
Satish.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Extraordinary detail in the remarkable portrait, Ritesh. I keep coming back for another look.




Geoffrey

[Tim Harding]

Remarkable indeed. Something we can all strive towards...

[Rob Melone]

Stunning portrait! Wonderful color and detail. Just look at that eye. Top-notch!

[keith mitchell]

Superb feather detail already mentioned, but I think the eye detail really draws my eye, "excuse the pun "excellent.

[Mike Poole]

Brilliant quality and the feather finishes it off perfectly. Such a simple shot but very very effective

[Aidan Briggs]

Nice light, sharpness, and bg. Love the stray feather on top. Just a little too tight for me.

Well done!

[Joseph Przybyla]

Well done Retish, a beauty of an image.

[WillieHall]

good sneak job! They are usually so shy, as many raptors seem to be. I get lost in the detail looking at this photo, bird feathers are so amazing, thanks for posting.

[arash_hazeghi]

great portrait, agree it's a bit tight in the frame

[shane shacaluga]

So much details showing on this one. Surprised you managed to get so close

Thanks for sharing

[gail bisson]

I think you should call this " A feather in my cap".
Beautiful details and I would loosen the crop just a bit- say 2% all around,
Gail

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Ritesh, good DOF on the head, and of course, good eye contact too. Colours spot on, and another vote for more room.