Man On Duty + repost

Gallery: AvianPosted August 13, 2012242 views11 comments

Yesterday was trying to get some cool shots of some hummers but the wasps destroyed my plans and they didn't give the chance for hummingbirds to get to any feeder or flowers ....
Was sitting on the porch and I saw the two male kestrels fighting for female, they put on some stunning show, C&C welcome!
Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure Time: 0.0001s (1/6400)
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 500
Focal Length: 600mm (960mm in 35mm)
Flash: flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Metering: spot
Exposure Program: aperture priority
Exposure Bias: -2/3 EV
Exposure Mode: auto
White Balance: auto
Color Space: sRGB

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 13, 2012 at 6:37 PM

Great interest with all three in sharp focus, way to go Verdon.
I especially like the diving flight pose of the male up top, very cool

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Comment posted by David Haynes on August 13, 2012 at 6:45 PM

Verdon,
Way cool action here. The diving male is what got me to have a closer look see and the large version is really nice. The female doesn't look too concerned at all the commotion though. Hope you get some opportunities.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 13, 2012 at 6:59 PM

Great action shot. the color and dof is right on. I like the comp. a lot. Fine image.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 13, 2012 at 9:21 PM

I very much like the action and the clarity of all 3 birds. The perch is a bit much.

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on August 13, 2012 at 10:52 PM

Great action shot Verdon, the diving male is spectacular - well captured. Must have been a blast to watch.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on August 13, 2012 at 11:31 PM

Very cool image! The male kestrel at the top is a neat image buy itself. Like the colords and detail. Would like to have seen more of the bottom males face. Must have been exciting. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Verdon on August 14, 2012 at 12:05 AM

Here is another version of the same shot, this is larger crop a bit tilted for composition, hope you will enjoy it........

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Comment posted by Paul Rebmann on August 14, 2012 at 7:22 AM

Both versions are excellent photos. Unfortunate clutter around the perched birds, but you take what you can get to tell the story.
I know this was a trill to see and shoot. I saw kestrels doing this once when I was out shooting wildflowers and butterflies. They were not close enough for good shots, but it was fascinating to watch the acrobatics.

Registered on July 17, 2012, 31 Posts, 122 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 14, 2012 at 4:55 PM

Very interesting behavior action you captured Verdon

I like the second version too. Excellent sharpnesss.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on August 15, 2012 at 10:52 AM

Verdon,
This is a is a great action shot with that 'WOW' factor, well done. The original post is my favorite, it tells the story with several points of interest within the overall composition.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 15, 2012 at 6:08 PM

Nice, Verdon. The first image tells the story a bit better, but the second version shows off the bird better. Depends on your purpose which you might want to use. Both are very cool images.

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