male American Kestrel at 1200mm

[arash_hazeghi]

Male American Kestrel. The males are smaller and more skittish than females and difficult to approach. A very long fossil length or some kind of blind of often necessary to get detailed photos of this bird. Here I used my 600II plus the 2X Extender to get a close shot of the kestrel. It was also a pleasure to meet Juan Carlos Vindas (by chance) in the field!




shot with 1DXII 600II + 2X III f/8 ISO 1600 1/3200sec hand held. processed with DPP 4.7. hope you like it.

[gail bisson]

Very nice Arash! Great light and BG.
Tack sharp as well.
Gail

[Bill Dix]

Lovely flight shot of this speedster. Nice angled approach and beautiful BG.

[Daniel Cadieux]

It's a beauty! Nice pose overall, and the BG is quite appealing.

[William Dickson]

Looking real good, especially at that distance. Lovely HA, flight pose, and trailing talons. Fab colours throughout.

Will

[Isaac Grant]

Details, colors and background are great. I'm not crazy about the rear wing position intersecting with the head. Would've preferred it to be more upright and clear of the head.

[Matt Shellenberg]

Really nice light, Arash. Great wing position and the muted colors in the background are awesome.

[Jay Ing]

Great shot Arash. Was this Sunday? I went out to meet Juan at 6:30 but think he went into CH before me..so.. we never met up. Hope to shoot together again soon. Be well.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Fantastic image mate. Great pose, light and excellent details.