american kestrel takeoff

[Phil Seu]

d300, 600vr plus 1.4, f/8, 1/640, iso400

[Randy Stout]

Phil:

Lovely colors, captured moment, background.
If the leading wing was sharp, it would be a killer, still very nice as is.

I might tone down the brightness of the perch a bit.

Cheers

Randy

[Doug Brown]

Very nice image and some good suggestions by Randy. I would add a little canvas on the right and perhaps crop a little off the top. I would also back off on contrast just a bit.

[Dave Leroy]

Lovely looking shot and really nice timing. Even though bird is about to take off it still seems very calm and collected. Well done to get so close. Dave

[Dan Wolin]

I like the wing blur personally but I would agree with a little more room on the left. Killer shot though.

[Markus Jais]

Beautiful Kestrel shot with great light, colors and a wonderful background.

Markus

[arash_hazeghi]

Beautiful balancing position, very nice light and great BG. SH and detail is excellent can even see the pupil, agree with a bit off the top. Well done!

[Bert De Tilly]

Great action and wing pose. I also like the BG and light.

[Jim Crosswell]

Nice sharp detailed image. Well done!

[Lance Peters]

lots to like here - colours are gorgeous :)

[Danny Laredo]

Good timing on this one. Love the light and detail.