I had another chance to shoot Kestrel portraits and this time I got a better light.
While I was talking with the director at WildBird Center,this Kestrel landed on a tree right in front of me.
That's the reason why I couldn't frame its whole tail in #2.
I tried my best to control exposure on the Egret but the lighting was very bright.
I'm in the midst of selecting my hummer images to submit to art exhibition conducted by one of our local cities.
If you're selected then you'll get 3 months of
exhibition for either a solo or a combined with other artist(s).
I reworked on this hummer image and this will be one of my hummer selections.
Today;s weather is mostly clody and 50% chance of rain.
Tomorrow looks to be a good day for birding.
cloudy and 50% chance of rain. To me that is an optimistic forecast for this time of year I would drive an hour plus to shoot falcons in the dim light
Sorry to go off track Hide This is another lovely set. I like the first Kestrel, love the detail. My favorite of the set is the hummer, the back ground adds so much to the image and the birds fine detail is well captured. Those are my picks out of this wonderful set
amyandmark3 wrote:
Hide, these are fantastic, amazing you could get so close to the kestrel! 1,5,6 for me.
Mark
Thank you,Mark. All the birds around the bird center know that they get free meals
and expecially when the director of the bird center comes outside,they know they'll get some free foods.
But I just didn't expect this kestrel would land on a tree so close to me.
Hide
Tim Kuhn wrote: cloudy and 50% chance of rain. To me that is an optimistic forecast for this time of year I would drive an hour plus to shoot falcons in the dim light
Sorry to go off track Hide This is another lovely set. I like the first Kestrel, love the detail. My favorite of the set is the hummer, the back ground adds so much to the image and the birds fine detail is well captured. Those are my picks out of this wonderful set
Tim
Optimistic weather forecast? OMG!!
I'm glad you liked this hummer image and this is my favorite,too.
Hide
Gary Lee 44 wrote:
Hide, all of these are great shots. The Hummer will do the job for you in the photo exibition. Great work! AS USUAL!
Gary
Thank you,Gary. I will sumbit my photos soon and I'll corss my fingers.
Hide
Lil Judd wrote:
Hide,
stellar set & lucky you to have a Kestrel so willing to pose.
Lil
Thanks for looking and I'm gald you liked them. I was just lucky in that a kestrel
was so cooperative.
Hide
tfoltz wrote:
Hide,
Good luck to you in the exhibition
Another great set
Tim
Thank you,Tim. By the 3rd week of next month,I'll know if my submission was accepted or not. Cross my fingers.
Hide
lgatlin wrote:
Beautiful!
Lonnie
Thank you, Lonnie.
Hide
Conrad Tan wrote:
Great set Hide! The hummer I'm sure will be a hit!
Thank you for your encouragement,Conrad. I actually don't have any idea about what other artists do or submit,
but mine is a niche subject so I may have a shot at it.
Hide
b.a.smith wrote:
very nice portraits Hide, 1 & 3 are my favs, I would like to get a kestrel that close
alan
Thanks for looking and your kind words,alan. Without this lucky opportunity, I wouldn't have had a chance to get a closeup of a kestrel.
Hide
sbeme wrote:
Fine series, Hide. 1 and 3 are my favs as well.
Scott
Thank you,Scott.
Hide
Gary Thompson wrote:
Great set of shots Hide. Love the Kestrel. Looks like you got pretty close.
I'm glad you liked them.Gary. Thank you. The kestrel was actually within 10 ft.
from me.
Gorgeous series Hide!
The Kestrals are just superb and your choice on the Hummer is right on the money. Beautiful detail and colors in that one. You might consider including a little more of that killer BG if this was a crop. Very nice work.
Sirfishalot wrote:
Gorgeous series Hide!
The Kestrals are just superb and your choice on the Hummer is right on the money. Beautiful detail and colors in that one. You might consider including a little more of that killer BG if this was a crop. Very nice work.
JayT
Thank you,Jay. The hummer is a crop and I actually wanted to include the BG
a little more like you suggested but there were some unwanted trees on the left.
But thanks for your suggestion.
I would drive an hour plus to shoot falcons in the dim light 
This is another lovely set. I like the first Kestrel, love the detail. My favorite of the set is the hummer, the back ground adds so much to the image and the birds fine detail is well captured. Those are my picks out of this wonderful set 