Black Kite

[Eric Dienesch]

catching a fish.
I took this picture freehand from a real fisher boat, a new kind of photgraphy for me, but it was great !!!
Picture was taken on a greater lake in Germany

1DX, 600/4 II, 1/2000sec, ISO 800, f:4.5
Hope you like it a little bit..and i`m interested in your opinions.

A little bit Cropped: Out of the middle

[dankearl]

I would call this "almost".
Bird is sharp but head turned, a better sharper splash would also be nice and I would clean up the water if
all else were good.....

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I like it as is, to me the head angle is irrelevant as it is an action shot so the bird cannot be expected to be looking at you.

The only thing is I'd remove the straight, intruding, line about 1/3 down along the right edge (down from the top), it sticks out like dogs' you know what. :bg3:

Thanks for sharing, hope you got some more good pics to show

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Eric, great timing here, and shooting from a boat - well done. I like the forward wing position, sharp, and Im fine with the splash - the main focus is on the bird.

[Karl Egressy]

Great moment captured, nicely. Love the forward wing position and the water trail.

[Mike Poole]

No nits from me (well maybe the line mentioned by Akos!) the wing position appeals to me and the splash works well.

[Eric Dienesch]

THANK you folks.... :-)))