Kestral

[Nonda Surratt]

I tried..Kes is at eye level and on on a wire, got sorta closer than usual, heaven forbid that would happen in nice light, done whining, here tis.

M111,300f2.8+2xtc @f8, ISO 400, 1/800, +2/3

[Lance Peters]

Hi Nonda - love the BG - good looking bird -, Ha and eye contact is good.

Perch a bit to dominant maybe?? Also I am wondering if your point of focus wasn't on the perch rather than the bird.
:)

[Nonda Surratt]

Point was on bird but this is a huge crop (the post fared better) and I whoopsied, sharpened everything instead of just the bird. BG is a gradient. Meaning the image is not really all that hot to begin with..But hey it is from today!

[Alfred Forns]

It is a gorgeous image Nonda Would just minimize the perch Image is very sharp since the crop held well !!! Big Congrats !!!

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Nonda,
I like the image and capture, you have good head angle and good eye contact. The colors are beautiful. I cropped the composition a tad, see if you agree...:cool:

[Nonda Surratt]

Yea beat me to it Gus just cropped it:-)
Only I did a quick mask and pulled everything up then cropped to see if I could keep the BG looking the way it did.

I'm still having problems, I can not upload anything that the horizontal side is longer than 800???

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Nonda you did a good job of putting in a gradient. Like Gus's crop. Might just take a soft eraser and go around the edge of the kestrel to blend it in with the BG.

[denise ippolito]

Nonda, I agree w/ Jackie-This is one bird I'm dying to get a shot of! well done!!

[Kerry Perkins]

Very nice Nonda. Pretty bird and I love the overall color range and tone. I do like Gus's crop and added sharpening. Lovely image.

[Nonda Surratt]

I'll keep trying with these guys...This Kessy is hanging around where human foot traffic is normal and regular, might have half a chance.

[Harold Davis]

the kestrels are tough!!! very skittish in these parts. good luck with them. i'm sure persistence will pay off. love the bg colors in this one. too bad you couldnt have gotten closer to it!!

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Very pretty bird Nonda. I like your background and the sharpness of your image. Gus's re post is the one, small perch.