Common Kestrel on thorns

[Angad Achappa]

Common Kestrel (female)

Camera: Canon EOS 1D MkII
Lens: Sigma 50-500mm (hand-held)
Exposure: 1/500sec
Aperture: F/6.3
ISO: 200
Basic PP done in PS. Full frame shot.

[Fabs Forns]

Fantastic catch, very nice head turn, sharpness and detail. Very interesting perch, thanks for sharing.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love the pale coloration on this kestral, very "ghostly". Excellent pose, and I like the thorny bush. There is some banding above that should be dealt with (was this there out of the camera?), and a largish dust spot at right edge.

[Markus Jais]

Cool perch and a great shot. I like the soft light and the clean BG.
Very pale bird, I've never seen something that pale in a Kestrel. Is that common in India?

Markus

[Gal Shon]

She's much more pale then the common Kestrel females over here. beautiful specimen.
I like the look back pose, eye contact, sharpness, perch and BG.

There is some banding above that should be dealt with (was this there out of the camera?)

[Ofer Levy]

Nice sharpness and pose. WOuld crop a bit off the top. Colours look whased out - it can benefit from more processing work.

[Dan Fleming]

I like the ha and the perch. This is a beautiful bird. I see a "c" shaped smudge at the same level as the eye but to the right in the frame. Not sure what that is but might consider tweaking that a bit. I do think I agree that moving the bird up in the frame would work better. Nice.

[Angad Achappa]

There is some banding above that should be dealt with (was this there out of the camera?), and a largish dust spot at right edge.

Yes, i noticed the banding too(after posting the image though), i'm not sure as to what that is. Shall clean that dust spot the next time.

Very pale bird, I've never seen something that pale in a Kestrel. Is that common in India?
Markus

Hi Markus, i have always seen the female in this color only over here.

[RAM MALLYA]

Superb shot with a lovely perch