p.3 #2 · When the sun was low at the end of the day
AGeoJO wrote:
This female American kestrel just landed on a perch. There are 4-5 perches in her territory that she uses frequently either on the lookout for prey or when enjoying a meal she just caught. This particular perch is the best photographically as the background is made up of semi-dry reeds of a marsh and far away from the perch. And the timing was basically perfect as the sun was low, low enough to cast orangey colors. She stayed on the perch for several minutes, she looked around and she cleaned both of her claws then, all the sudden she took off.
I used two different setups; the first 3 images were taken with a higher MP camera and a long lens plus a 2X TC. I anticipated that she would fly away from the perch and I felt the need to change my gear to get a slightly wider coverage and a faster tracking and camera to keep up with the speed of the kestrel for the last 6 images. The sun was even lower by the time the kestrel took off and there was less than 10 minutes between the two batches. am glad I did it as even using a wider coverage I ended up clipping one of the wings a little. Oh, well.
Thank you very much for stopping by and please feel free to leave any feedback,
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p.3 #4 · When the sun was low at the end of the day
gil3 wrote:
#7 was superb. As always, enjoyable series. American Kestrels in my area are so panicky that a long reach good lens is really needed.
cheers,
gil
I appreciate your kind words, gil!
Danpbphoto wrote:
Just stunning images Joshua!!! Stunning!!!
Dan
Thank you very much, Dan!
EverLearning wrote:
Wonderful set. Absolutely love the pose, composition, colour and light in the first photo.
Thank you very much, EverLearning! I am glad you like the first image.
