Common Kestrel

Gallery: AvianPosted March 10, 2010180 views20 comments

Thanks for taking a look. A common kestrel in early morning light on the outskirts of Bangalore.

EOS 7D + EF 500mm f4.0
ISO 400, f5.0 @ 1/500s

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 10, 2010 at 12:13 PM

Goregous lighting detail and composition.

- Luke

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 10, 2010 at 12:16 PM

This is stellar. The only change I would suggest is trying a verticle comp here. Seems just a bit tight on the top and bottom.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on March 10, 2010 at 2:01 PM

Beautiful light and clean background. The bird is very sharp too.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 10, 2010 at 2:25 PM

Beautiful light, Chetan. I really like this.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on March 10, 2010 at 3:11 PM

Great light, composition, BG and sharpness.

Congrats

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 10, 2010 at 4:07 PM

Great light, detail, pose, BG and good perch.
The dark area below the tailfeathers bugs me a little.
Nice!!

Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by wade pettitt on March 10, 2010 at 4:33 PM

Chetan, great light and I love the background. Great job!

Registered on May 6, 2009, 184 Posts, 471 Comments

Comment posted by István Molnár on March 10, 2010 at 4:45 PM

Very nice work.
lstván

Registered on January 7, 2010, 114 Posts, 704 Comments

Comment posted by Danny Mustar on March 10, 2010 at 7:49 PM

What a fantastic image! The warm colors are what makes this photo so beautiful.

Dan

Registered on January 1, 2010, 13 Posts, 24 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on March 10, 2010 at 8:12 PM

Great all around. I keep looking for one of these guys to shot!

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 10, 2010 at 8:33 PM

I love Kestrels. Nice pose , pretty light and nice soft bg

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 10, 2010 at 9:59 PM

Very beautiful and clean shot. Only wish for a large version so I can ee the details better!

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on March 11, 2010 at 12:38 AM

The light is gorgeous! So are the bird and photograph.

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Comment posted by Satie Sharma on March 11, 2010 at 4:02 AM

Lovely shot, Chetan. I like the background, pose and detail. I'd prefer some more room at the top.

Registered on November 11, 2003, 189 Posts, 5335 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 11, 2010 at 6:00 AM

Beautiful, detail and background Chetan

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Strand on March 11, 2010 at 7:47 AM

Love the light and pose, congrats on a wonderful capture!

Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on March 11, 2010 at 11:46 PM

Really nice. Background compliments the bird perfectly. Nice sharp exposure. I like seeing the feet.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 12, 2010 at 5:32 PM

Beautiful light & details. I think this would also make a lovely vertical comp. Love the nice look at this bird's eye.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Murali Santhanam on March 13, 2010 at 4:56 AM

Gorgous Chetan. I love the Orange glow you got from the young morning Sun.

Registered on July 31, 2008, 43 Posts, 331 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 16, 2010 at 4:24 PM

Wow, great light and detail on this one, just an all around excellent shot, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments