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Today a Kestrel perched on a fence post. I am still playing with composition etc so your thoughts and feedback would be vey much appreciated.
Thanks for taking a look at this and passed images.
Happy new year
David
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 7D |
| Lens: | EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 28 Dec 2011 - 1:14 PM |
| Focal Length: | 700mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/5.7 |
| Aperture: | f/5.6 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/320sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 640 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
| Title: | Kestrel on fence post |
| Username: | 
johnjo58 |
| Uploaded: | 29 Dec 2011 - 4:59 PM |
| Tags: | Ketrel, Wildlife / nature |
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| Votes: | 41 |
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Butter wouldn't..........would it.....
Lovely capture 
Many congrats. on your GEA, David: I think your shot looks just fine as it is, but should you wish to try an alternative composition it might be worth looking at a square format ( you may have noticed I tend to use such a lot) and placing the bird and the post on the intersection of the left and middle thirds, thus leaving room for it to gaze into. Just a thought, but in truth, these birds need a lot of room in their natural environment and your shot as it stands tends to reflect that.
Ronnie.
lovely shot I am not a fan of the square formats would take some of the left of the first and a tad off the right but comp is personnel I think but great kestrel
Composition is very much a personal thing and I accept that whilst the 3rds rule is good guidance it is wrong to think it must be followed slavishly. In this case I would not be too happy with the landscape format and I am not sure the square format suits either. I think I would have preferred a portrait format- long and narrow. This would have allowed you to give more emphasis to the bird and make a feature of the perch but at the same time would allow you to give credence to the3rds rule should you so desire.
I strongly emphasise that these are personal opinions and are in no way cricticism of this lovely shot. A cracker Dave.
Ron
Super shot, I do prefer V2 the square format just works a treat for me 
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