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    These beauties are back at my place and got a chance to photograph them this morning. Came back with only three images as my car got stuck in slush and had to call a rescue vehicle to pull it out.

    Canon 7D, Canon 500mm f4+1.4x TC, ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/1600 Sec


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    We get the American Kestrel in my neck of the woods, but I can't ever get close to them. Like the take-off pose and sharp eye. A slight head turn towards us would have been nice. I see that you have a tendency to shoot ISO 200; I prefer 400, even with the 7D, because the extra stop of light can really help your image quality (either with DOF or SS).
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    Girish bhai,

    Beautiful image and superb wing .. liked the inclusion of the tiny sand stones leaving behind giving nice feel.
    Doug Said well at iso 200 i feel you really did jam of a freez but yes giving it shot at min 400 as i said before would have given you much better freeze.

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    Awesome photo... very cool flight!

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    awesome pose and details, wish this one was mine!
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    Excellent take off, great wing position and really sharp focus on the head.
    Very well done.
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    lovely

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    Great take of pose with excellent wing position. Superb sharpness & details. TFS

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    Nice Image of this bird in Flight. +1 with Mital Bhai.
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    I really like the pose and eye contact alot as well as the great look at the talons. I am a little distracted by the vertical lines beneath the tail.

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