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Posted by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:39 am

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After shooting lots of perched Kestrals at Bosque it occurred to me to try and shoot them as they left their perch. They usually don't stay perched very long so it doesn't take long to get a chance at them in flight.

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by Juan E. Bahamon on Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:44 am
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Richard:

I like this a lot, for one thing is different of the classical perched bird, second the sky is very nice, the eye contact is precious, my only suggestion if any is to selectively saturate the bird so it will match better with the saturated sky, the background twigs do not bother me at all, it gives depth to the image for a 3-D flavor, congratulations in previsualizing the image.
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by Steve Metildi on Tue Dec 21, 2004 2:42 am
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Nice shot Richard--like his head turn and spread.

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by KK Hui on Tue Dec 21, 2004 3:16 am
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Excellent timing and beautifully done, Richard! :roll: :lol: :roll:
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by Hendrix on Tue Dec 21, 2004 4:12 am
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a powerful take off , and great light too,

great job , Richard !
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by Miguel Lasa on Tue Dec 21, 2004 4:54 am
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great photo,I like the way he looks at me :)
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by Larsen on Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:20 am
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:shock: Excellent, Richard. Do kestrels typically give some body language warning before they're about to take flight, or do you have reflexes like a cat?
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by BrianS on Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:20 am
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Excellent -- boy how I tried for a shot like this. Way to go.
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Nicely done, Richard. I really like the pose you captured.
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Great job Richard. I like how he's looking at you.
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Excellent - These are hard to get if they are anything like red tails taking off. Nice work.
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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:44 am
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Larsen wrote::shock: Excellent, Richard. Do kestrels typically give some body language warning before they're about to take flight, or do you have reflexes like a cat?
Peter,
Not only don't they give you any indication of when they are going to take off, but sometimes they dive straight to the ground, sometimes they lift off in an upward direction, right, left etc. I'll post a few of the shots in the photo essay forum and you can see them going every direction.
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by Wayne Nicholas on Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:35 am
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You guys and your Kestrel shots are killing me. Nice eye contact.
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by Georgina Salup on Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:59 pm
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This shot is amazing. The take-off pose of the bird is to die for! Congratulations.
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by dfrench200 on Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:39 pm
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Fantastic! Love the eye contact!
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by Bruce Sherman on Tue Dec 21, 2004 2:19 pm
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Very well done, Richard. Very nice departure from the usual perched shot.
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by talusman on Tue Dec 21, 2004 4:13 pm
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Nice timing... the fact that he's still clutching the perch makes it better for me. Light's nice, too.

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by Ken Newcombe on Tue Dec 21, 2004 5:18 pm
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Nice one Richard, these birds seldom leave the branch in a direction towards the photographer. Well done!
 

by Bob Ettinger on Tue Dec 21, 2004 6:37 pm
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Richard,

A good one especially heading toward you.
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by Jim Probst on Wed Dec 22, 2004 1:23 am
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Your time was perfect! Great shot Richard!
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