Common Kestrel - male take off

[Ofer Levy]

1D Mark III, Canon 300 f2.8, x2, 1/1000, f5.6, iso 640, hide

Another one from my recent trip to Israel.

About 80% of full frame

[Randy Stout]

Ofer:

Lovely colors, well exposed, the bird and perch work the various diagonals well, a little movement blur to suggest action.Nice BG.

The overlap of the perch with the bird detracts just a bit. Still, a lovely image.

cheers

Randy

[Jim Crosswell]

Great action image Ofer! I like the eye contact and BG too.

[Danny Laredo]

Wonderful capture and timing Ofer. Love the pose and detail.

[Stu Bowie]

Well timed for the take off, and I hope you have the next frame. Good natural colours, and sharp where it needs to be.

[Jean Chang]

Really nice action! I sure wish I could get some good flight shots like this. (All I ever see are red-tailed hawks.) The contrast is perfect, and I love the blur on the rear wing. Love this one!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Ofer, this whole Kestrel series has been very enjoyable. Lovely colors, pose, catchlight and exposure in this one. Shallow DOF creating nice effect.

[Dan Wolin]

Hey Ofer - hope all is well. This is great. A very unique Kestrel image with the background and perch. I like everything about this one.

[Raymond Barlow]

Awesome bro, killer shot!! the lift off pose is sweet.

[arash_hazeghi]

This is very nice Ofer, BG and perch are both very nice. sweet light and details too.

[Sid Garige]

Perfect image Ofer. Great wing blur, background and details.

[Danny J Brown]

Ofer - This is the best kestrel image I've seen in a long time. The color, action and composition are all super on this one. Well done.

[Marina Scarr]

Wonderful image. This poor guy doesn't know quite where to land for fear he may get pricked with those ominous looking needles. Love the action and environment and lovely background and light.