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    Default Female lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)

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    A female of this beautiful falcon in flight. The day was overcast but I love to photograph flights under such conditions because you have to bring your gear and your technical skills to the edge in order to have a nice result. I am trying to go manual and overcast days are great for get practice. Cropped to vertical, very, very slight levels adjustments. BG noise reduction and selective sharpening
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    Hi Juan,
    Love the position, angle and eye contact. That tail fanning out is stunning. Because of the brighter BG.........you may want to lighten the eye a bit to give more impact. I always shoot manual...welcome to thwe club! Very nicely done!

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    The tail makes the image!!!
    Great pose and composition too!

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    beautiful image Juan, excellent pose, and sweet detail under these conditions.

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    Great pose and eye contact but the fanned tail makes it for me. The light really helped to get it well lit.

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    Vincent Grafhorst
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    Excellent pose Jose and that fanned tail is awesome! Personally I prefer blue sky BG's though and steer away from shooting on overcast days

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    Stunning image Juan and the fanned tail is just awesome. I photographed these birds for weeks but never captured anything as lovely as this image. Thanks for sharing Juan.

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    Spectacular on all counts as noted above. Lightening the eye a bit and the face even less might work.
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    Like it a lot Juan! The fanned tail is spectacular! Agree with Artie's suggestion here.

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