Kestrel hovering

[Ofer Levy]

1DMark 2, Canon 500 f4, x11.4, 1/2000, f5.6, iso 500, HH, hide

This young kestrel came to see what is going on when I was trying to photograph a Black-shouldered Kite. I was very happy to get this grab shot.

~70% of full frame

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Beautiful flight pose and lighting. Love the slight head turn and the killer BG. Very striking image Ofer.

[Randy Stout]

Ofer:

Very nice, superb pose, head angle, feet, and colors, exposure.

fine job.

Randy

[Jim Fenton]

Flat out JEALOUS.

Background is great as is the birds posture. Head turn is perfect for me.

I might have opened up the shadows on the left wing, but then again...it might not look right.

It is as stunner :)

[Nancy A Elwood]

Ofer this is a stunner, as Jim said!! That head turn makes it for me along with the sharpness. Well done!!

[John Chardine]

This is superb Ofer. Love the lighting and BG, pose, wing angle and look/eye contact. I think the crop and composition suit the image nicely.

Now where can I get one of those 11.4x teleconverters???

[Stu Bowie]

Now thats a head turn and eye contact at its best. I like the light, colours and detail, and overall nice and sharp. Well captured.

[Danny Laredo]

Simply superb Ofer. Love the pose and eye contact.

[Bonnie Block]

Yep, JEALOUS comes to mind here! Just a wonderful image, Ofer. Pose--Eye contact--techs. Lovely!

[Doug Brown]

Super image Ofer! Your Kestrel series has been a pleasure to view.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Love that head turn and the clean BG. Excellent wing details and powerful talons. A treat to the eyes.

[Dave Leroy]

Another wonderful Kestrel shot. Very clean and sharp. Lovely. Dave

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Another stunner from your Kestrel series. killer light, BG, wing position, heand angle and eye contact. No suggestions.

[Dan Fleming]

It's hard to critique an image like this. Really beautiful.

[Markus Jais]

Absolutely stunning! A perfect Kestrel shot. Awesome light and colors, great wing pose and eye contact.

Markus

[Bill Dix]

Spectacular image. Complimentary colors of bird and BG, beautiful comp, great detail and awesome eye contact and over-the-cape look back. I can only repeat whats been said above. Gorgeous.

[Michael Zajac]

Outstanding image. Great exposure and detail. Well done.

[Gal Shon]

What can I say that have not been said. outstanding.
I think I would leave some more room at the top.

[RAM MALLYA]

This is one of the best flight shot i have ever seen of a kestrel . The BG is a bonus.