p.2 #2 · Not necessarily much to look at, but I'm thirlled......
This is taken while sitting on top of my 1800lbs Warmblood horse about 10 feet in the air
Lil, I painted a different picture of the scenario when I read the first line.....I thought you were on the horse and 10ft in the air!! So the whole things sounds quite easy to me now............just kidding!
Got that Kestrel, I am sure you will go back for more, they are neat and pretty, too bad they are so small. I think your 'cheapo' lens held up real well to that 80% crop. I am going to guess you will soon have a pack mule to carry all your gear on your next trail ride/photo shoot.
Take care.............I will expect more of this Kestrel from you soon.
p.2 #3 · Not necessarily much to look at, but I'm thirlled......
Karl Witt wrote:
This is taken while sitting on top of my 1800lbs Warmblood horse about 10 feet in the air
Lil, I painted a different picture of the scenario when I read the first line.....I thought you were on the horse and 10ft in the air!! So the whole things sounds quite easy to me now............just kidding!
Got that Kestrel, I am sure you will go back for more, they are neat and pretty, too bad they are so small. I think your 'cheapo' lens held up real well to that 80% crop. I am going to guess you will soon have a pack mule to carry all your gear on your next trail ride/photo shoot.
Take care.............I will expect more of this Kestrel from you soon.
funny you should write that today. I saw him again today. First time since this shot was taken. So I know he's still around. Not exactly the same spot but close enough. I will however bring out the "big" lens & try to get shots from the ground.
You're right, it is a 80% crop so the cheap lens did well.....
p.2 #4 · Not necessarily much to look at, but I'm thirlled......
Lil, Under the conditions you describe you got a great image. Kind of reminds me of shooting a Powerboat Race from a boat that was rocking back and forth from the wake of all the monster boats. What matters most is that you took advantage of the moment and got a great shot. Much better than any Kestrel shots I have, which is "Zero".
Take some images of your Horses and show us sometime.
p.2 #5 · Not necessarily much to look at, but I'm thirlled......
Hersch wrote:
Lil, Under the conditions you describe you got a great image. Kind of reminds me of shooting a Powerboat Race from a boat that was rocking back and forth from the wake of all the monster boats. What matters most is that you took advantage of the moment and got a great shot. Much better than any Kestrel shots I have, which is "Zero".
Take some images of your Horses and show us sometime.
Grant
Thank you Grant. I saw the little Kestrel again today. Not a good photo op as it was backlit & not good for photography. But I saw him again so I know he's still around. I will try to locate him under better circumstances soon. Especially now that I've found him again. I have not seen him since this was taken.
I see so much wildlife & I want to document it. So now I ride with one of my dslr cameras around my neck when I go on trail rides.
Kestrels are small. Until about a month ago I'd not ever seen one. I wish you a nice hovering Kestrel soon....
As for the horses - - there are shots of them on my Zenfolio site & I posted a few my husband shot not long ago in this thread. Shots taken for just the fun of it all....
I think Kestrels are probably the cutest predator bird I've met.... Followed by the Cooper's......
Good one Karl,