Kestrel

[arash_hazeghi]

female kestrel perched. This gal had an eye on a meadowlark so I took the opportunity and got close, it gave chase to the meadowlark at point blank and unfortunately I was helpless with 1200mm of lens and action happens less than 6 yards away....sometimes it is too much lens. But I managed a few perched frames before the action with a mixed color palette


A9 II 600 GM + 2X (1200mm) f/8 1/4000 sec ISO-1250 hand held processed with C1P.

[gail bisson]

Excellent portrait of this beauty.
The nice BG, beautiful light and the diagonal perch all add up to making a beautiful frame!
Gail

[David Roach]

Wonderful light, perch ,framing and BG. TFS

[Volkan Akgul]

Hi Arash, very good. Congratulations

[William Dickson]

Very nice....I really like the pose. Great perch, BG and detail...

Will

[Bill Dix]

Sweet frame of Lady Kestrel. Beautiful light, pose, bg. Good thing you caught her before she caught the Meadowlark; otherwise her talons and beak would have gotten bloody.