Mr. Kestrel 2 - Click image to view larger!

Thanks Kombizz!

Beautiful shot Tue. This is my fav of the three.

Thanks Steve! Good to hear from you (a fellow bird shooter) :-)

Very nice capture. Love how the clarity of the bird shows the colors and markings so well. Great shot.

Hi TmJ,

The very nice results are no surprise , as the Canon 500mm F4 L lens is an excellent long telephoto lens.

Like all fine lens, it is best shot at F/4, not F/7.1.

Best Regards,  Mike

Great capture, showing nice detail and wonderful natural colour. Well done!

Well Done!

Thank you folks!

Mike, F4 will not get the tail in focus. In fact, F7.1 did not get the tail in focus either ...... So, that's a moot point as well in this case ! :-)  I think some shot beg for F4 and other beg for what you want to show, capture. I do agree with you that there seems to be a glow when I open wide. However, I always feel that F4 give me images that are sooo narrow in DOF and that's not what I want in some cases.