1\/640, f\/7.1, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nI took this image only two clicks and seconds later than the previous shot but the slight change in body angle and head turn\u00a0made subtle yet significant differences in light and richness of color.\u00a0 I adjusted my f\/stop from 8 to 7.1 to give myself a little more shutter speed since I didn’t need quite as much depth of field to get the tail relatively sharp with it at this angle.<\/p>\n
There are things I prefer about each image.\u00a0 If any of my readers have a preference I’d love to hear about it.<\/p>\n
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I found this Male American Kestrel perched about a foot off the ground at the base of a large tree as it tried to escape the effects of a howling wind.\u00a0 It was mostly in deep shade but because the wind kept moving all the overhead branches, dappled light would occasionally fall on the\u00a0bird.\u00a0 I thought the lighting and setting made for a few interesting images.\u00a0 I’ve posted one other shot of this bird in a different pose in the past. \u00a01\/500, f\/8, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in My intent this morning was to post a single image of this\u00a0bird but looking at the unprocessed versions I couldn’t make up my mind which of these two shots to use.\u00a0 So I processed them both but\u00a0still couldn’t make a choice so I’m posting each of them.\u00a0\u00a0 They’re processed minimally.\u00a0 I\u00a0sharpening the bird and part of the perch in each photo but made\u00a0no\u00a0further adjustments, including\u00a0exposure,\u00a0saturation or contrast. \u00a01\/640, f\/7.1, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in I took this image only two clicks and seconds later than the previous shot but the slight change in body angle and head turn\u00a0made subtle yet significant differences in light and richness of color.\u00a0 I adjusted my f\/stop from 8 to 7.1 to give myself a little more shutter speed since I didn’t need quite as much depth of field to get the tail relatively sharp with it at this…<\/p>\n
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