Kestrel

[John Blumenkamp]

This little one paused long enough yesterday for me to get a handful of images and gave a nice wing display before darting off... captured out at Farmington Bay WMA, northern Utah.

7D @ 500mm
1/2500 f/5.6 iso400
handheld from auto

Thanks for looking,
John

[Ofer Levy]

Gorgeous image!! Wish it was presented bigger though.

[Randy Stout]

John:

Very nice with great wing position, perfect size perch, like that the perch colors compliment the tail color.

It makes me think of a diver going off the high board.

Cheers

Randy

[Harshad Barve]

This one is killer , lovely wing pose , perch , details
TFS

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very nice John!! Great pose, and I like how its hanging on to the very tip of the perch. Very pleasing!

[James Salywoda]

This is excellent John I love the outstretched wings and details very nicely captured . Sweet Shot!

[Danny J Brown]

Great shot, John. Wasn't sure what to expect from the thumbnail but when I opened it up -- wow. Very unique pose from the tiny raptor, especially the tail up. Colors are sweet as well and the sky is beautiful. Nicely done.

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Like the wing & tail position. Well exposed with good detail & colours.

[Bruce Enns]

Really terrific photo John! I love love love the pose! Excellent exposure, sharpness, details, colour. On your mark, get set, GO!

Congratulations on a great shot!

Bruce

[Stu Bowie]

Well timed to capture the forward extended wings, and hope you got the next frame with him taking off.

[arash_hazeghi]

Beautiful take off pose, well done. Would like to see this 1024 pixel wide.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Superb pose, light and sharpness. Great reflexes too!

[Clement Francis]

WOW the birdie is one amazing when it comes to looks, awesome action frozen here

[Jim Crosswell]

Great sharp and detailed image John! A very unique position you captured here.

[david cramer]

I thought of a diver too. Unique posture!

[Doug Brown]

Awesome image John! Incredible wings, great head angle, and raised tail feathers. Nice work!

[Jan Fourie]

very good inflight image with great posture,colours,sharpness and eye contact
well done
jan

[Amirtharaj Williams]

Love the pose, eye contact and the underwing details. Very unique. TFS

[Kiran Poonacha]

wow, great image this Jhon, nice details, and light.. the pose put this over the top.. congrats.