Landing white-tailed kite

[arash_hazeghi]

This image is from last summer. The juvenile on our left is watching a young adult (still has rust patches on the chest) land.

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1D4 600II + 1.4XIII 1/3200sec f/5.6 ISO 640 handheld. hope you like it

[adrian dancy]

I think you may have posted this one before, or one very similar. I liked it then and I like it now:)...the wing spread is lovely and the eye contact of the bird on the right helps broaden the image. Nice work all round.

[shane shacaluga]

Lovely image Arash! Lovely whites and super sharp. Managing both birds in focus is a bonus!!

Great work and TFS

[Jeroen Stel]

Wonderful interaction shot with great control over the whites in the image.
Well done!

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

[Girish Prahalad]

superb image! excellent exposure, details & BG. great DOF for 5.6!
how much of a crop?

[Jeannean Ryman]

Dang, this looks like a studio shot! Really beautiful.

[arash_hazeghi]

superb image! excellent exposure, details & BG. great DOF for 5.6!
how much of a crop?

thanks Girish, it is about 85% of the frame.

[Grace Scalzo]

Totally sweet. Love the lookback pose on the juvenile. I could see a version with a bit more on the right, if you have it.

[Alan Murphy]

Stunning image.

[gail bisson]

I think you posted this last year.
I liked it then and I like it now.
Beautiful DOF and love the light.
IQ your usual boring awesome excellent!!:w3
Gail

[arash_hazeghi]

I think you posted this last year.
I liked it then and I like it now.
Beautiful DOF and love the light.
IQ your usual boring awesome excellent!!:w3
Gail

Hi Gail,

I didn't post this last year, I posted a different image that was similar. I just processed this a few days ago :w3

thanks for kind words

[Doug Brown]

How I wish I'd gotten to photograph these Kites with you Arash! Great interaction, with excellent detail in both birds. Whites are just right, and the crop leaves just enough room around the birds.

[jack williamson]

I have stared at this for a while now trying to think of something to say. This is so good it almost doesn't look real. Beautiful!

Jack

[mohammad reza shahab]

excellent exposure, details & BG. very good DOF.

[Karl Egressy]

Truly amazing image, one of your best Kite images!!!!!

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image.Wonderful landing pose and very nice HA of other one with open beak.
Wonderful details in whites.Love the frame.

Regards,
Satish.

[David Salem]

As good as it gets!!. Gota get up there some time to see these guys. Very nice.

[vishaljadhav]

A wow image with a dynamic pose.
I love the whites they are simply superb and the freeze on the wings is admirable.
wonderful work

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent light & interaction. Great IQ & BG. Very well exposed. TFS

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Excellent light, very cool landing pose and killer eye contact but I think the bird on the right is just touching the frame so my eye feels ''cornered'' there. I would recrop a tad loose leaving some extra room.

[arash_hazeghi]

thanks everyone for nice comments