*Common Kestrel*

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• jcoowanitwong (11467)
• [2006-10-29 8:37]

Hello Thorsten,
Excellent bird in action picture. The pose from this bird is lovely. Composition and exposure are great. Admirable picture.
JC

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• fototab (2145)
• [2006-10-29 8:58]
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Thorsten,

Great capture!
The way he turns and looks at you.
Beautiful detail in the bird and still the blue of the sky.
I think I would have chosen a differnt frame to display it thought.
But great work.

fototab

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• wkshelton (5492)
• [2006-10-29 9:14]

Hello Thurstine,

Excllent in-flight photo, perfect details, very crisp, nicly composed and capture photo, great Job,

TFS Kyle

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2006-10-29 9:14]
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Hi Thorsten,
wie hast du denn dem seine Aufmerksamkeit erweckt, er schaut dir ja regelrecht in die Linse. Super timing und klasse Schaerfe zeichnen das Adlerflugbild aus.
Gruss..Sky

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• TheUnknown (627)
• [2006-10-29 9:36]

Hi Thorsten,
Great in flight shot! Good sharpness and exposure. I like how the bird is peaking backwards towards the camera. Well seen and captured!
TFS
Mike

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• blakitan (5451)
• [2006-10-29 9:37]

Hi Thor,
Nice simple composition. Greatly capturing this pretty bird. Sharp. Nice clear blue sky for BG. Great shot.

Ben Lakitan

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• hester (11110)
• [2006-10-29 10:31]

I love the backwards glance. Excellent details and a great composition. Really good note as well

TFS

Karan

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• Argus (24747)
• [2006-10-29 11:13]

Hello Torsten,
Sharp, well composed and well lighted are the ingredients that make this shot good. But as this kestrel had the sense to turn his head, thís shot has an extra bonus! Well done!
TFS, regards, Ivan

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• pvs (11925)
• [2006-10-29 13:08]

Hi Thor,

Well captured and well seen,I like the way he turns his head ,maybe you imitated a mouse??,well captured with good colors,sharpness and details,

Regards,

Paul

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• wishnugaruda (14327)
• [2006-10-29 14:21]

Hi Thorsten,
das ist ja unglaublich - sieht aus, als hätte er sich im Flug zu Dir umgedreht um zu sehen was Du treibst ;-)
Tolle Schärfe und supere Moment, vielen Dank und Gruß
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• horia (13111)
• [2006-10-30 5:28]

Hi Thor

Amazing performance with a 200mm lens! WOW! I know i have onyl a compact cam but it has a 432mm (35mm equiv) zoom and i definately didn't get any shots like this until now...i should get pointers from you :)
The pose of the falcon is really great, turning to give you that great glance.
Excellent lighting and details, lovely colors and perfect blue BG.
Very well done, my friend!

Cheers and TFS
Horia

PS: cool pumpkins, too :)

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• dkaved (2032)
• [2006-10-30 9:39]

Hi thor,
After having a go recently at catching birds in flight with my recently acquired 70-200 I have more respect for images like this.Such an elegent subject.Well done in catching its look and therefore creating a complete view.The clarity is perfect with good detail despite it being so far away.Good work as always and keep well my friend.
Regards, David

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• Bufo (4241)
• [2006-10-30 11:13]

Hi Thor,
indeed a very nice image, with a great pov. I agreed about the frame, but I read your note and I see your point.
Regards, Jacob

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• Silke (5398)
• [2006-10-31 7:02]

Perhaps "common" by name, but not by nautre and certainly not "common" in terms of a photo. This is an awesome capture with a superb composition. TFs
Silke

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• marhowie (35175)
• [2006-11-04 11:52]

Nicely done Thorston,
What I like most of all is your POV and the pose of the bird here..Very good color, exposure, and detail mf.
Have a nice weekend!

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• claudine (10195)
• [2006-11-04 13:15]

Hello Thorsten,
So, you didn't have your telescope with you this time, lol. Anyway, you did really great by capturing this majestic bird. I like this sharpness and the look it is giving you. This is a wonderful capture with excellent composition, well done and TFS,
Claudine

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• marmottelolo (14481)
• [2006-11-06 13:05]

bonjour thorsten
je trouve le cadre un peu gros mais l'oiseau qui jete un regard vers nous cela me plais.
bravo.
laurent

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• JORAPAVI (10085)
• [2006-11-08 4:11]

Hola Thorsten, una bella captura al vuelo con lo difícil que debe ser, dada la agudeza visual de estas aves. Un cordial saludo

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• wallhalla15 (13787)
• [2006-11-08 15:17]

Hallo Thorsten,
zum Falkner reicht es noch nicht - da mußt Du noch üben...ggg......
Sehr gute Momentaufnahme dieses Raubvogels! Dieser "Rüttler" ist übrigens der zweithäufigste Raubvogel in Deutschland. Sehr gute Schärfe, natürliche Farben und sehr guter POV.
Danke Dir.
Gruß
Heinz

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• osse (7755)
• [2006-11-08 16:31]

Hi Thorsten
He is definitely giving youa pose. Great composition and frame. Good colours, sharpnes and light.
Well done mf

osse

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• livios (16856)
• [2006-11-11 23:39]

Thorsten, this is great.

Excellent sharpness and composition to show us this guy.

I like the clear and blue sky too.

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• kristies (812)
• [2006-11-16 6:01]

Beautifull... it looks like he is making eye-contact! Very great bird and very great picture to!

TFS Greetz Kristy

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• s_a_s_h_a (379)
• [2006-12-13 16:03]

Hi Thor,
Wonderful flight shot! Good sharpness and exposure. I like how the bird is peaking backwards towards the camera.
Good work
Alex

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• Sayre (158)
• [2007-09-23 16:46]

This is an unbelievable shot! I tried to go out with my falconry sponsor and take pictures of him flying his saker falcons once and even with my 200-500mm lens was unable to get a clear shot of them - not even one! And, kestrels are the smallest falcons, so that is really quite impressive. It's impressive enough to get a shot that is this clear with that lens of a kestrel, but to get such a stunning look with such incredible detail and coloring. You should be very proud!
TFS Steph