Kestrel
Jul, 2013Views
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Location
Bays Mountain Park in Kingsport, TN. They have a raptor center there. Kacey was out on a "walk" on glove. He has since passed. He was 20 something years old!Time
Probably somewhere around 10am in a wooded area.Lighting
Not really. Natural sunlight from the side obviously.Equipment
Canon 7D, 70-200 f/4 at 200mm.Inspiration
Kacey was known as Hollywood because he liked the attention and is quite a handsome bird. (A Kestrel, which is a type of falcon)Editing
Not much. Just bring down the brighter area on the face and add some contrast and opened the shadows a bit.In my camera bag
Nowadays I'm shooting Sony. From Canon, I moved to Micro 4/3 for about 5-6 years and have now just transitioned to Sony. Back to big heavy lenses! :(Feedback
Do research on where a specific type of bird lives and where they may be in your area or just luck out or find a zoo or park that takes their birds out for shows or whatnot.
