American Kestrel
Taken a few weeks ago at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands H. Bch. Calif.
this little Falcon can be found flying around the upper Mesa with his female companion I hope to get some interaction shots of them both in the future.
Nikon D300 AFS 600 F4 1.4 TC
1/1250 F6.3 ISO 250
Image was taken horizontally and cropped to vertical for Comp.
Thanks For Looking
Jim
Last edited by James Salywoda; 01-03-2008 at 08:42 PM.
Reason: Resharpened Image
Your composition works very well. The colors, details and light are wonderful. The only thing is that the head looks soft. Perhaps a hair more of USM would help that.
Man I love it. Such sweet light and a lovely composition. It looks just fine from here...
later and love and keep up the great work.
artie
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Wow! This is an amazing image! Your pose and lighting are perfect. However, this photo would probably be even better if you eliminated some of the dead space on the left by moving the crop box slightly more to the right. Overall, this is a very pleasing shot.
This in my opinion is the best pose one could ask for with a Kestrel. Showing the wonderful colouring in the back, with a look. As mentioned the head looks a little soft to me as well. Beautiful image, Jim!
I'm glad kestrels are not as skittish where you are. I like the pose and colors. Maybe you could crop a bit off the left and maybe some S/H on the shadowy parts of the perch.