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Joseph Przybyla
05-20-2021, 01:32 PM
I captured this image of a Snail Kite along the western shore of Lake Parker in Lakeland, Florida. This bird was using it's feathers to make the wings as large a possible to hover, soar and glide over the marsh looking for dinner. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm F/5.6 VR AF-S ED PF + Nikon 1.4 III Teleconverter, camera and lens HH
1/2500 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 560 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 700mm (1050mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Topaz Sharpen AI
Cropped for composition and presentation

Arthur Morris
05-20-2021, 06:15 PM
A nice image but I wish that the snail had been to the bird's left rather than to its right ...

with love, artie

John Mack
05-23-2021, 10:27 AM
Nice wingspread. The bird looks determined to get some grub. High key works well here.