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American Kestrel



The smallest falcon in North America. Howell Nature Center, Howell, Michigan.

The smallest falcon in North America. Howell Nature Center, Howell, Michigan.
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cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 200 Shutter 1/500 

upload_dateOct, 2013

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Megasaurus
 
Megasaurus October 20, 2013
amazing!
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Thanks, Meg! -- Richard
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Snappin-shots October 23, 2013
awesome shot!! I would award you twice if it would let me!! :)
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Thank you, Teri! -- Richard
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NikonMetz October 24, 2013
Amazing capture! The complementary colors and action bring the eye straight to this photo!
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Thanks, Lee!
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NikonMetz October 26, 2013
This is a wall hanger!
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onyanita October 29, 2013
brilliant capture...wonderful detail and color
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fernandoamato January 01, 2014
Nice capture
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snowdon March 14, 2014
Amazing, congratulations on your feature
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Wanda713 March 14, 2014
Absolutely Beautiful!
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stephenholdsworth March 14, 2014
Magnificent shot :)
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What a beauty! Wonderful image
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kasper March 14, 2014
Congrats on the feature. Nice shot.
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jenniferkrieble_5126 March 14, 2014
thats a wonderful picture..
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AlanJakarta March 14, 2014
Terrific shot with beautiful colors. Congratulations.
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WileKyK March 14, 2014
Great timing and composition. Congratulations on your Feature!
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LindaDLester March 14, 2014
Outstanding capture! Congratulations!
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catini March 14, 2014
Great composition and sharpness, congrats on your feature!
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justkim1106 March 14, 2014
What a beautiful photo. Really shows off the markings and colors on the kestrel, the tree and berries make a wonderful compostion. Congratulations on the feature.
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Behind-the-Fire-Scene March 14, 2014
Fabulous photograph. Love the vibrance of the colour and the clarity. Wonderful :-)
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lindywalker March 14, 2014
Fantastic image!! Congrats
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FrankSomma March 14, 2014
Bingo!
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Thanks!
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LauraKimberlyPhotography March 14, 2014
Great capture!
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iceman2 March 14, 2014
Beautiful capture.Congrats!
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GBloniarz March 14, 2014
Perfection personified! I can imagine this on the cover of countless nature mags! Congrats!
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Wow, thanks Jerry! -- Richard
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CozmicKarol March 14, 2014
Amazing & beautiful capture!
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tmlakshmi March 14, 2014
awesome
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A Wow shot!
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Beautiful capture and bird. Congra
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cilla8 March 14, 2014
Gorgeous!!
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animals March 14, 2014
Beautiful
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SarahKeates March 14, 2014
Awesome capture! Congrats!
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SusiStroud March 14, 2014
Excellent Capture. Congratulations on your Feature.
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Beautiful photo, congrats on the home page feature!
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RanSen March 14, 2014
what a great capture
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Absolutely beautiful.
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Excellent work....congrats
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Fabulous capture!!
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Great shot Congrats
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Such a lovely Photograph he or she is soooooooooooooo cute the photograph is lovely
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gopalakrishnan March 17, 2014
excellent capture !!
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DEBBIEDUCHEK March 17, 2014
WONDERFUL SHOT!!! CONGRATS! :)
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Very cool Capture, great timing and stop action! Love the colors and the composition, really well done!
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What a photo! Beautiful capture!
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I LOVE this photo! Magnificent capture! :)
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rmr731 March 21, 2014
That is a wow shot! Beautiful capture! Congrats!
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Davehook March 22, 2014
great sharpness and light
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louiseporter March 23, 2014
Wonderful capture
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tmlakshmi March 27, 2014
beautiful
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lorraine04 March 27, 2014
This is such a beautiful photo. Well done on your award.
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steephy March 28, 2014
this is amazing!
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teens13 March 31, 2014
Stunning! Love it !
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PSJPhotography March 31, 2014
Fantastic!
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phyllisjmorrow March 31, 2014
Outstanding!
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Cecirene April 01, 2014
Absolute Masterpiece! Simply amazing capture! Kudos on the 'Feature', well deserved!
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debrarote April 03, 2014
GREAT SHOT
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petelaw7 April 04, 2014
Fantastic shot!
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johnmwills April 04, 2014
Love the action and color.
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aleksandar29 April 07, 2014
great
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AliAlzuhair April 08, 2014
Pretty shot!
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fabiocucchi April 09, 2014
Wonderful
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davidsimons April 09, 2014
Excellent capture!
LCdutch
 
LCdutch April 10, 2014
Incredible shot. The eye makes the shot outstanding. Good shooting.
animals
 
animals April 10, 2014
Beautiful --so beautiful!
perrybailey
 
perrybailey April 16, 2014
I am a huge raptor fan, and this is a magnificent capture of this Kestrel.
littlecritters
 
littlecritters April 16, 2014
Gorgeous capture and composition!
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lito April 24, 2014
Congratulations!
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KayM April 28, 2014
Brilliant photography
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niharpradhan April 30, 2014
Classically Majestic Shot...
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bsturgis2 May 08, 2014
Beautiful..
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Eduardbetz May 12, 2014
Its posing for you ! Fantastic !
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ArtQ May 12, 2014
Congrats on your Peoples Choice Award.
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dianemac May 12, 2014
Amazing, Beautiful, Great Shot.
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patrick9x9 May 12, 2014
Wonderful capture, congrats
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diporzio May 13, 2014
so cute
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Dacemac May 13, 2014
Superb! Congratulations!
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birdlover54 May 13, 2014
Congrats on being a finalist! Best Wishes for a Win! Absolutely stunning capture! I couldn't be more perfect than what you have right here. AMAZING! American Kestrel on my bucket list of birds to capture. The composition is just perfect. Did you ask him to pose?
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Beautiful-Breeze May 13, 2014
Absolutely beautiful!!!! Thank you so much for sharing you work with us. This is amazing!!!!!
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LindaT May 13, 2014
Awesome great job!b
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Seby May 14, 2014
Stunning bird and colour!
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p_eileenbaltz May 14, 2014
Breathtaking!!! Congratulations on being chosen a finalist.:) Good luck.
cara53
 
cara53 May 17, 2014
Awesome capture.
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Flicka May 20, 2014
This is just precious. :)
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brittanyb76 May 25, 2014
Photography at its finest!!!!
lynneellis
 
lynneellis May 26, 2014
JUST BEAUTIFUL
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gondmagdi July 12, 2014
great capture !
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Margarita_Tsvikevich July 13, 2014
Wonderful!
333KimmySue
 
333KimmySue July 14, 2014
Absolutely beautiful!
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tmlakshmi July 20, 2014
wow!! vtd. good luck
JulieDoherty
 
JulieDoherty July 26, 2014
Great Photo. Voted
mauropremi
 
mauropremi July 31, 2014
complimenti per la fotografia!!!! mai visto un falco così, dov'è stata scattata la fotografia?
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onyanita August 08, 2014
superb...congrats!
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LucyLoo November 22, 2014
Truly Stunning Capture
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sydneyosbourne November 29, 2014
Brilliant...
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KatieMcKinneyPhotography December 08, 2014
I love this shot! It would be perfect for my new photo challenge "Birds of a feather" ...very nice capture!
nancycarney
 
nancycarney December 26, 2014
Beautiful!
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cbetts January 03, 2015
I love this shot. Love the colors. Carrol
jerryb
 
jerryb January 07, 2015
Superb
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walksinthewoods January 14, 2015
great shot
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phtowomyn February 15, 2015
absolutely stunning
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jds183 February 19, 2015
Incredible! Excellent shot, DeadEye.
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nikonmonkie February 27, 2015
WOW!!!
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tranini March 05, 2015
wonder boy
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jmakaapix March 05, 2015
Truly awesome shot!
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jmakaapix March 05, 2015
Truly awesome shot!
jmakaapix
 
jmakaapix March 05, 2015
Truly awesome shot!
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JillBJones March 06, 2015
Beautiful colors and great catch of the bird. Love it!
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clownsonvelvet March 06, 2015
Amazing...LOVE IT!
Coshooter
 
Coshooter March 07, 2015
Wow! Beautiful color & pose on this Kestrel!
Never knew they came in blue, the Colorado Kestrels are all brown!
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BrendaCrawford March 16, 2015
So beautiful..
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thunderlake March 17, 2015
What a capture! Beautiful
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LRock April 01, 2015
Wow! Amazing capture!!!
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Vitta April 09, 2015
Amazing piece!!!
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DanielOrfano April 13, 2015
Excelente!!!
Edyta_Pelc
 
Edyta_Pelc April 13, 2015
very elegant pose,lovely capture and beautiful clean background
1quietlady
 
1quietlady April 21, 2015
Congratulations! Beautiful capture!
richardtempleton
 
richardtempleton April 21, 2015
Absolutely stunning capture! One of my favourites I've seen. Congratulations.
claudia_lothering_1704
 
claudia_lothering_1704 April 22, 2015
Absolutely beautiful! Love the composition and the colours. Well done!!
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susantayloredens April 25, 2015
Fantastic capture!
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iamtherie April 27, 2015
Nice shot!
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morg April 28, 2015
Stunning!!
faw67
 
faw67 May 01, 2015
beautiful
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MaRock May 01, 2015
Great Shot....
ReneeBlake
 
ReneeBlake May 16, 2015
Wonderful shot ! I have been to Howell Nature Center ~ great place !
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raviramakrishnappa May 25, 2015
Absolute masterpiece!!!!
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kirsty123 June 02, 2015
Fantastic shot
rosemarylang
 
rosemarylang June 20, 2015
Wow Beautiful photo.
jenniferfranke
 
jenniferfranke July 22, 2015
Love the colors!! So clear!!!
BTay01
 
BTay01 August 01, 2015
Wow. Such a great shot!
girishacf
 
girishacf August 02, 2015
excellent frame!!!
TioBill
 
TioBill August 06, 2015
Perfect timing. Absolutely gorgeous!
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retofuerst August 23, 2015
great photo
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GBloniarz August 30, 2015
Excellent! Congrats!
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JDLifeshots August 31, 2015
Amazing shot! Congrats.
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hobbielancie March 28, 2016
Just stunningly beautiful.
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EnaEna July 14, 2016
amazing
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jettahlily008 August 08, 2016
Wowww, beautiful capture & composition!!! :)
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Adam_Pritchard75 August 23, 2016
Wow great shot!
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Vanismile October 25, 2016
Congrats on nature contest ;) Magnificent capture:)
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nornots January 31, 2017
Fantastic shot
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WholesomeJoy April 29, 2017
Beautiful bird and amazing capture!
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Lesabre1954 May 02, 2017
Nature at it's finest! Great capture.
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tolgacagatay May 03, 2017
You are a God blessed photographer. Impossible luck and amazing work. Breathtaking...
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Susandelisi May 27, 2017
Stunning!! Beautiful gallery!!
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elfridoX March 22, 2018
Beautiful
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patricianielsen August 24, 2018
Absolutely amazing shot
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Doodlebeary September 28, 2018
What a great shot with beautiful colors!
kscotch
 
kscotch October 05, 2018
Wow..would be a perfect cover forBirds and Bloom magazine
eliotkay
 
eliotkay November 09, 2018
Excellent
mjdalamie
 
mjdalamie December 18, 2018
Beautiful
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michaelakrempelhoward December 21, 2018
Great timing - great composition. Patience does pay off. Congrats!
Whitt0wl
 
Whitt0wl February 03, 2019
Beautiful
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ValerieAHagler March 03, 2019
Lovely
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janvanpoortvliet October 17, 2019
Well timed shot! Cool
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grandmaof7 November 18, 2019
This image is the most beautiful, colorful photo I have ever seen. Congratulations on your awards.
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DeadEye November 18, 2019
Thank you, Jill! --Richard--
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VLJ_PHOTOGRAPHY December 24, 2019
Fabulous shot.
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DeadEye December 24, 2019
Thank you, Lee! --Richard--
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Byronfairphotography December 27, 2019
Awesome capture. / Voted
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Thank you, Byron! --Richard--
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videofilm January 19, 2020
Oops, I wanted to add a comment but apparently erased my previous. Love these guys and have raised quite a few as Wildlife Rehabilitator.
debasish_pal
 
debasish_pal February 28, 2020
simply fabulous shot
RickL PRO+
 
RickL March 19, 2020
Beautiful composition,good use of color and light,you are a fantastic photographer. Stay safe as well
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texaaronpueschel March 24, 2020
This picture would make a fine 4th of July card.
yungchung
 
yungchung May 22, 2020
Wow !
yungchung
 
yungchung May 22, 2020
Wow !
CURUTCHET
 
CURUTCHET June 13, 2020
beautiful photo
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s.awasthi0744 October 25, 2020
great picture
PGibson
 
PGibson October 25, 2020
Love this capture! Beautiful!!
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rickeyculclasure January 06, 2021
A beautiful capture
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margitulstrup January 06, 2021
Congratulations
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HuaweiP30Lite May 15, 2022
Is that a sort of Sparrow Hawk?
maryphippsseward
 
maryphippsseward September 07, 2022
Absolutely gorgeous!
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carmiawaterstone Mar 08
¡Bellísima foto!
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Thanks, Carmia! --Richard--
SilasW
 
SilasW Nov 03
Really cool shot.

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Behind The Lens

Location
This photo was taken at the Howell Nature Center in Howell, Michigan.
Time
Professional nature photographer Steve Gettle had put on a workshop for photographers late in the morning of the day of the photo.This photo was probably taken around 1:00 pm.
Lighting
We were lucky as it was a mostly overcast mid-October day, so the natural lighting was perfect for outdoor photography.
Equipment
The photo was taken with a Canon 5D Mark ii camera; Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens; carbon fiber tripod with ball head, and a circular polarizer.
Inspiration
Following Steve Gettle's workshop on nature photography, about 40 photographers from beginners to professionals were let loose on the grounds of the Howell Nature Center. I was just getting set up when this perfect photo op occurred. Not having much time, I was lucky to get the settings (f5.6, ISO 200, 1/500 sec, 400 mm) correct on the first try. The grounds of the nature center are beautiful and a perfect setting for nature/wildlife photography.
Editing
I always shoot in RAW and use LightRoom for post processing. The combination of a Canon 5D Mark ii and the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L lens almost always give sharp, vibrant results, so this photo didn't require much in the way of post processing. It was mostly a small amount of of clarity, and vibrance/saturation adjustments. I think what makes the photo as popular as it has been on ViewBug are the complimentary colors of the Kestrel Falcon (blue/orange) and the fall colors of the out of focus background.
In my camera bag
A year ago I upgraded my camera to a Canon 5DS R, so the 5D Mark ii is now my backup. I also upgraded my main wild life lens to the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L II. I have Canon L-series lenses in 17-40 mm and 24-105 mm. I have 50mm and 90mm macro lenses. I sometimes use a Canon 2X teleconverter. I use a carbon fiber tripod with one of 3 types of heads - ball, 3-way pan, or a gimbal type head - depending on the type of shooting I'll be doing. I have many filters, but mostly use either a circular polarizer or an ND filter. Also spare batteries and SD and CF cards. A remote wireless shutter release is invaluable in getting sharp photos.
Feedback
Know your camera and how to use it's settings. I mostly shoot in Aperture Mode although lately I've been using Manual mode more often. Be patient, and be very aware of the background as that can make or break a successful photo. Also, I have to give a lot of thanks to Steve Gettle and the Howell Nature Center. Steve donates his time to the nature center several times a year to put on successful photography workshops. He takes the time to see that the participants have a memorable shoot, and wanders around offering advice and answering questions. He leads nature photography workshops all over the world. Mostly, to improve your photography skills, get out and practice as much as possible.

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