Roller vs Kestrel

[Tim Munsey]

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This was an interesting, brief as ever but I caught it :S3:

D850, 500mm F/4E, 1/3200 at F/6.3, ISO 560, crop maybe 6 out of the 46

[Paul Burdett]

Wow, Wow...I love this. Great colours and contrast between the two birds, and I don't even mind the twigs. TFS

[Colin Driscoll]

Awesome, poor little Kestrel. Was the Roller just coming in for a landing or attacking the Kestrel? Great catch showing the eyes of both birds.

[John Mack]

Really digging how different these birds look side by side. Great behavior here as well.

[Dorian Anderson]

The inter-species interaction is fantastic. I'd love to capture either of these beautiful birds, but this frame has the feel of an opportunistic 'grab' shot versus a deliberately composed effort. I hang onto
shots like this for my own collection but generally don't post them. Everyone is different though, and this frame certainly shows something few are ever to see!

[Tim Munsey]

this frame has the feel of an opportunistic 'grab' shot versus a deliberately composed effort.
This one made me smile, but on reflection I think I get what your saying though still believe that photography is about capturing the moment that's why a prefer the candid
to posed image, the candid is real. For it to be a winner then yes less interfering twigs, more pixels, better background and so on.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Interesting image. I agree with all the points mentioned in the post.

I think if the wing of the right side bird does not intersect the head of the left bird then it would have been stronger not that you can control it. :-)