American Kestral

[dankearl]

D500, 500mm (300 f.8 w/ 1.7), f5, 1/1000, iso400
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[gail bisson]

What a perfect perch and BG.
How the heck did you get him to pose for you on the ?muellin?
I see some noise under the tail-easy fix.
I would also sharpen the eye/top of head area. It looks a bit "muddy".
May I ask how big of a crop this is?
Crop is good but I could see a version with a bit more of perch on the bottom.
Gail

[arash_hazeghi]

that a sweet shot of the female kestrel. love the perch and BG, the IQ does look a bit crunchy and grainy, was it underexposed?

TFS

[Jonathan Ashton]

Beautiful colours but I too have slight reservation over quality ..was it a large crop, that is my guess.

[Bill Dix]

Wonderful pose, perch and background. Yes to a tad more sharpening on top of head.

[Aditya Sridhar]

Beautiful frame, Dan. Great colors and perch. I agree with the previous comments re. the crop. A looser comp. would certainly elevate this image if you have the room as the perch is just gorgeous. It would also render the bird less crunchy. Well done. TFS

[John Mack]

Great perch shows how small and light these birds are. Killer background. Pose is great as well.