Black shouldered Kite

[Paul Burdett]

Hi all,
Took this earlier today...one of my sharper "in flight" shots of this Kite. It was very windy and this made it difficult to hold the camera/lens still, so I'm happy. Would have liked to get closer, but 400mm is all I have.
Manual exposure, f5.6, 1/3200th sec, iso640. Cheers.

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Paul, What lens? What body? Nice red eye. Looks pretty sharp and the EXP is good. The shadow on the near under-primaries is unfortunate.

with love, artie

[Bill Dix]

Good flight shot, in nice light. I like the red eye, the twig and the slight head turn.

[Paul Burdett]

Hi Artie/Bill. Thank you for the feedback...it's much appreciated. Artie: 7D Mkii and EF 100-400ii IS.
Cheers.

[Robert Ainslie]

Nice photo Paul for a bird in flight.
The eye contact makes it for me!

[Paul Burdett]

Hi Robert..much appreciated:)

[Eric Dienesch]

Never seen this bird before.. thx for showing !!!
i agree, the eye contact is it!

[Paul Burdett]

Thank you Eric!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

The shadow on the near under-primaries is unfortunate.

Hey Artie
Are you talking about the dark patch at 2 o'clock from the carpal joint? If so, then that is naturally dark. It's probably why we call them Black-shouldered Kite Down Under.

Paul
These guys can be quite confiding at times, though I agree, 400mm is rarely enough length. I hope you can get closer soon.
Flying slightly away from you in this case is not ideal.
Looking forward to the next shot! :)

[Paul Burdett]

Hi Akos...cheers!

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Artie
Are you talking about the dark patch at 2 o'clock from the carpal joint? If so, then that is naturally dark. It's probably why we call them Black-shouldered Kite Down Under.



No. I was referring to all of the primaries. They do appear somewhat in shadow but on a second look I might be wrong. Either way, opening them up a bit would help the image. Or not :)

with love, artie