Adrian Dancy
1J1A2765 Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus (Salford), .............................................................................................. 'I Never Thought I'd See The Day'
0625.16.11.2022
Common Kestrel mating. Ivan Ellison (Flickr member) www.flickr.com/photos/ivanellison and I have been watching a pair of Common Kestrels for a while and over the course of several days we have seen them mating....in the middle of November! No doubt the warmer weather and possibly artificial lighting (if they have been subject to it), have got their hormones racing. If they lay eggs I don't hold out much hope for their hatching or the survival of chicks if hatching occurs...but nature can surprise us. In any event, I hope it does not affect the long term condition of the birds. When I created this image, I was not ready for action and was using a very slow shutter speed at 1000mm fl in very dull light. Not a good recipe for sharp images. Out of many images taken only two ended up bordering acceptable. Ivan ran a couple of my images through Topaz which improved the sharpness substantially. This image is processed by using Adobe Elements 2 only, as are all my images, even though I have Elements 13. If an image takes more than a minute to process I tend to lose interest.
The appropriate title is a nod to a record title by Sade...a song I like very much....so cool and relaxing. I guess I could have used 'Smooth Operator too'!
1J1A2765 Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus (Salford), .............................................................................................. 'I Never Thought I'd See The Day'
0625.16.11.2022
Common Kestrel mating. Ivan Ellison (Flickr member) www.flickr.com/photos/ivanellison and I have been watching a pair of Common Kestrels for a while and over the course of several days we have seen them mating....in the middle of November! No doubt the warmer weather and possibly artificial lighting (if they have been subject to it), have got their hormones racing. If they lay eggs I don't hold out much hope for their hatching or the survival of chicks if hatching occurs...but nature can surprise us. In any event, I hope it does not affect the long term condition of the birds. When I created this image, I was not ready for action and was using a very slow shutter speed at 1000mm fl in very dull light. Not a good recipe for sharp images. Out of many images taken only two ended up bordering acceptable. Ivan ran a couple of my images through Topaz which improved the sharpness substantially. This image is processed by using Adobe Elements 2 only, as are all my images, even though I have Elements 13. If an image takes more than a minute to process I tend to lose interest.
The appropriate title is a nod to a record title by Sade...a song I like very much....so cool and relaxing. I guess I could have used 'Smooth Operator too'!