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William Dickson
04-10-2017, 02:22 PM
Canon 1DX
f/4 500mm
f/6.3
1/2000
ISO 1000
I had a trip to a Red Kite feeding station on Saturday, on the west coast of Scotland. Basically it is a bird table for wild Red Kites, where raw meat is placed on the table to attract the birds. I liked the flight pose this one gave me.
Will
Jay Ing
04-10-2017, 02:56 PM
Yes, great pose and action taking place. Happy shooting!
Canon 1DX
f/4 500mm
f/6.3
1/2000
ISO 1000
I had a trip to a Red Kite feeding station on Saturday, on the west coast of Scotland. Basically it is a bird table for wild Red Kites, where raw meat is placed on the table to attract the birds. I liked the flight pose this one gave me.
Will
Adhika Lie
04-10-2017, 03:05 PM
Love the action here, Will. Very nice side lighting, too!
Geoffrey Montagu
04-10-2017, 05:22 PM
What a unique flight capture, William. Great wing positions and fanned tail. Well done.
Geoffrey
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Isaac Grant
04-10-2017, 07:36 PM
Such an interesting pose. Great details on the bird. I like the crop very much. I do think the band in the background below the birds head is a bit distracting. There are lots of small, distracting looking grasses. I think I would try and de-emphasize that area. Perhaps would darken the background or lower the contrast of the whole background so it does not take away from such a cool bird. In the past I have also selected the background, opened Viveza and lowered the structure and contrast just a little. Lots of ways to do that of course, just stating a few. Many would not care about what I am saying at all as the rest of the pic is so cool.
annmpacheco
04-11-2017, 10:57 AM
Wow Will, extraordinary pose and IQ is tops, Id agree, if you wanted to smooth out the FG, that would make this even better!!!
William Dickson
04-11-2017, 02:52 PM
Thanks for the comments, much appreciated. I'll do some work to the BG.
Will
John Whaley
04-11-2017, 03:19 PM
Wonderful shot Will. I love the action pose, feather detail and placement in the frame.
William Dickson
04-11-2017, 04:08 PM
Here is a version with a different BG, I lowered the contrast.
Will
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William Dickson
04-11-2017, 04:09 PM
Thanks for that John.
Isaac Grant
04-11-2017, 05:48 PM
Looks better to me. Bird really stands out well with less emphasis on the background. Very nice shot.
John Mack
04-11-2017, 06:16 PM
Nice action shot with a good pose.
William Dickson
04-12-2017, 02:58 PM
Thanks again for the comments, much appreciated and learned from.
Will
David Salem
04-12-2017, 03:29 PM
Yes I do like the repost better too. The colors and details look great but I do wish for some eye contact. Well captured William
keith mitchell
04-16-2017, 02:01 PM
Will it ticks all the boxes for me,bird ,bg,the whole thing looks excellent to me.
Keith.
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