American Kestrel Lift Off

[Raymond Barlow]

Hamilton Mountain, Ontario, Canada

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR ,1.4 TC
1/640s f/8.0 at 550.0mm iso250

hand held from f150 blind, natural light, vertical crop
basic PS

Learning this birds habits has been a blast this winter, and getting the timing right for a lift off shot has not come easy., and unfortunatly I was still set up for still images when he decided to go!., o well, just happy I didn't clip the wings.

Happy Easter everyone, have a good weekend.

[Fabs Forns]

Great use of high key, Raymond, and the branches actually frame it nicely :)

[Maxis Gamez]

HI Raymond,

I have to agree with Fab on this one. I wish for just a hair more space on top.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Well, you couldn't ask for an easier image to add canvas on top of!! Wish the face was brighter, and with a catchlight. Wonderful timing, and yes the branches frame the photo nicely!

[Dave Shaw]

Lovely image and the high key work is extremely nice, great exposure. I do wish for a touch of fill-flash to provide some texture or catch-light in the eye. Nice work.

Dave Shaw
www.wildimagephoto.com