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Melissa;
Nice colors, good head turn, nice lighting under the wings.
The IQ has suffered a bit from the crop.
If you want to try alternative crops, a bit off the top will accentuate the sense of hovering IMO.
Good luck with these little guys
Randy
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"Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy" Sir Isaac Newton
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Nice job HH that heavy rig. I would sharpen it more if it were mine, and that maybe what Randy is commenting on. Do you have Viveza? I love what you can do with the structure slider in the NIK plug in.
Agree with the colors being really nice.
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Love that flight pose. Unfortunately, am not seeing too much details probably due to the large crop.
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I just joined this group and this is the first photo I have taken a look at. I have been photographing birds for years and I know how tough it is to get a bird in flight. This is a beautiful photo and if I took it I would be proud to show it or display it anywhere. Very nicely done. And yes, Kestrels are very nervous Falcons. They don't like big things pointing at them.
Tom
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The repost is much better. Lovely bird. Well done.
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Nice eye contact and wing position. These guys are sooo skittish.
Your OP looks like luminance NR has been run on the bird. Is that the case?
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The repost is head and shoulders above the OP. All good except for the harsh light. I like the hovering pose very much,
Gail
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Pose and eye contact are so awesome. Love these little guys too. Your repost is a major improvement and made the image a keeper for me.
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Big improvement on the re-post. Now it is one sweet image. Great color. Love the wings.
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nice pose Melissa,
it's somewhat soft, it seems to me though that either the focus was soft or perhaps you ran too much NR as a 50% crop 1D4 (8 mpixel) should look great if the RAW is sharp.
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Repost looks much better Melissa! I like the hovering pose, colours and HA.
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Originally Posted by
arash_hazeghi
nice pose Melissa,
it's somewhat soft, it seems to me though that either the focus was soft or perhaps you ran too much NR as a 50% crop 1D4 (8 mpixel) should look great if the RAW is sharp.
Arash said it all. :)
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Thank you all for the valuable feedback. Arash, I do think the focus was off, which I guess is not really surprising, considering how contorted I was trying to get this shot!
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A little soft on the breast but none the less an excellent flight shot, Melissa. Love the head turn and the howering position.
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Melissa, your repost is a lot better, IMO.
These birds are not easy and are small even for a 500mm +1.4TC, so I believe you did great here.
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I don't get to see these little guys very often, 2-3 times in my life. They are fascinating and a treat to see.
I think both images are intriguing, the re-post is the better photograph.
I've seen images that were converted to a painting look. The OP already has the kind of a feel so it might be interesting to take it all the way. Then you could paint some clouds in too.
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Thanks Karl, Doug and Juan. Doug, I like your suggestion and will give it a try!