{"id":1749,"date":"2011-01-03T09:18:01","date_gmt":"2011-01-03T15:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=1749"},"modified":"2026-04-28T07:24:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:24:03","slug":"if-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2011\/01\/03\/if-only\/","title":{"rendered":"If Only…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MaleAmerican Kestrel male with prey – Nikon D200, f6.3, 1\/1500, ISO 400, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited, not a set up<\/span><\/p>\n

If only<\/em>… this American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)<\/em> had turned more my way when it lifted off with its prey.<\/p>\n

If only<\/em>… I would have had more shutter speed to freeze the wing action.<\/p>\n

If only<\/em>… I would have been closer or had more focal length so this would not be a large crop.<\/p>\n

Those are just some of the frustrations that bird photographers go through.<\/p>\n

But with each “bad image” I create I review and see what I might have been able to change to get a better shot and the next time I am presented with a similar situation I can recall those thoughts and quickly change my settings, angle or location.<\/p>\n

Taking the time to review my “bad images” strengthens me as a photographer.<\/p>\n

Live and learn!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my American Kestrel photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Taking the time to review my “bad images” strengthens me as a photographer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":164294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[152,27,697,26],"tags":[155,2663,4199,4279,4052,4122,1023,4062,4094,4106,153,4050,4328,4095,373],"class_list":["post-1749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-kestrel","category-avian","category-farmington-bay-wma","category-utah","tag-american-kestrel","tag-birds-of-prey","tag-falco-sparverius","tag-falcons","tag-flight","tag-flying","tag-frustrations-in-bird-photography1","tag-male","tag-marsh","tag-prey","tag-raptors","tag-snow","tag-snowy","tag-wetlands","tag-winter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t