Allen Kurth
December 2025 - American Kestrel
About the Image(s)
The American Kestrel is the smallest falcon in North America. I photographed it with a Sony A1 fitted with a 70-200mm lens. 1/400 second f/8 ISO 2500
4 comments posted
(Groups 3 & 5)
This is a very sweet portrait of what looks like a young, captive kestrel. The light is amazing and the detail excellent. The images might even succeed in Color. Unfortunately, I don't think there is enough story here to make it stand out in Nature competition.
Lillian Posted: 12/20/2025 20:16:18
Lillian Posted: 12/20/2025 20:16:18
Allen Kurth
Thanks Lillian. I'm not sure that it could be entered into nature since it is a captive. Posted: 12/21/2025 04:57:26
(Groups 3 & 5)
I understand. Captive animals ARE allowed, and you can even set them up for portraits. They just can't LOOK captive, and the less evidence of humans in the image, the better. Lots of zoo animals are entered, but the ones that do well generally capture interesting behavior and omit any evidence of fences, obviously human-provided food, etc.
Lillian Posted: 12/21/2025 10:41:07
Lillian Posted: 12/21/2025 10:41:07