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Female Kestrel on wire

 
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Dec 04, 2010 13:50 |  #1

I followed her around for ages before she settled and she let me get about 20 different shots...............


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Dec 04, 2010 13:55 |  #2

Beautiful shot. About all I can get here too, on a wire. Oh well.
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Dec 04, 2010 14:10 |  #3

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Dec 04, 2010 14:22 |  #4

class shot


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Dec 04, 2010 14:35 |  #5

Excellent shot.


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Dec 05, 2010 04:49 |  #6

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Dec 05, 2010 05:55 |  #7

Very pretty, the white BG works well here.


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Dec 05, 2010 07:05 |  #8

Great shot


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Dec 05, 2010 11:17 |  #9

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Dec 05, 2010 16:20 |  #10

nice shot, what were your settings?


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Dec 05, 2010 16:28 |  #11

BGgraphy wrote in post #11400263 (external link)
nice shot, what were your settings?

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Focal Length: 420.0mm
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Exposure Time: 0.0050 s (1/200)
ISO equiv: 160, 160
Exposure Bias: +1.67 EV
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Dec 05, 2010 17:03 |  #12

I've only see a couple and they were both on a wire. Funny how they are so partial to them. Very nice shot of a hard one to catch.


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Dec 05, 2010 17:12 |  #13

Nice shot, when & were?


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Dec 05, 2010 19:20 |  #14

Great catch and very illusive bird...


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Dec 06, 2010 12:11 as a reply to  @ Rayk's post |  #15

28th november 2010 Wimborne, Dorset.




  
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