Kestrel in Dive 20070619_0142 by Stuart Smith

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19-JUN-2007	Stuart Smith

Kestrel in Dive 20070619_0142

National Bison Range / Montana

I was trying to photograph this Kestrel as it was hovering and the sunlight was creating a nice rainbow of color through it wings, but just as I framed it the Kestrel shot straight down out of my view finder. I barely managed to re-acquire it and snap this one frame before it disappeared into the grass! Shortly afterwards a couple Blackbirds chased the Kestrel out of the area.

Canon EOS 30D ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
1/500s f/8.0 at 700.0mm iso200 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	19-Jun-2007 08:48:14
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 30D
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	700 mm
Exposure Time	1/500 sec
Aperture	f/8
ISO Equivalent	200
Exposure Bias	0.67
White Balance
Metering Mode	partial (6)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Guest		04-Jul-2007 14:42
Amazing!!!!

Tom Munson		03-Jul-2007 14:40
Cool shot Stuart. We need to talk about the Bison Range. V

Dan Ng		03-Jul-2007 06:27
Exquisite timing, Stuart. V.

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