Black-shouldered Kite

[Ofer Levy]

1D Mark II, Canon 500 f4, x1.4, f6.3, 1/800, iso 320, Miller CF tripod, full Wimberley, hide

I just love these birds and never get tired of photographing them.


~95% of full frame

[Marc Mol]

Very appealing image Ofer, exposure, BG, sharpness, HA & comp all looking good.
Where, exactly were you?

[Harshad Barve]

Lovely image Ofer , nice HA, BG and spot on exposure
TFS

[Ofer Levy]

Thanks Marc! This was taken in Barton Park near Rockdale. I haven't been there lately so please let me know whether they are still around if you go there.
Cheers mate,
Ofer

[Danny Laredo]

This is stunning Ofer. Love the light perch BG colors and detail.

[Elmar Venter]

Ofer I love your image. Excellent background, perch and pose.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the simple image design, angle, sharpness and eye contact and might only tone down the legs a bit. There is a little dust spot 'WNW' of the head.

[david cramer]

Beautiful bg, nice detail, great perch, and good pose. Not much to improve on!

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Great image of my favourite bird Ofer! Like the pose, eye contact & BG. Exposure is spot-on. Well done!

[Jim Fenton]

Really beautiful image Ofer, especially with the background.

Would have liked a hair less of a head turn actually but it's a stunner as it is :)

[David Fletcher]

Beautiful image Ofer. Can't really add much more as all been said. WD!

[Mike Veltri]

Wonderful shot Ofer, lovely perch and pose.

[Brian Barcelos]

That BG really sets this one apart. Gorgeous bird on an excellent perch and that eye is killer. Congrats

[Jan Wegener]

stunning shot Ofer. I hope I can get one of these guys when I am in Australia :)

[George Scott]

Beautiful image, love the eye contact and sharpness. Outstanding - this may expedite my next trip to Australia!!

[Jim Crosswell]

Top quality image Ofer!

[Nagesh Mula]

Very good image Ofer and simply loved this picture and yeah as you said they are not the subjects one will ever get tired of :-). Congrats!!

[Rod Warnock]

Magnificent image, Ofer !! That BG is great support for the composition. Sharp as and colour so rich...plus a favourite bird of mine to boot.
Best regards
Rod Warnock

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Stunning quality shot !!! No nits here.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful one ofer, one of my fav subjects too, I love working with them, Nice pose, details and BG here.. congrats..

[Rob Drummond]

Nice one Ofer - beautiful simple portrait

cheers
Rob

[Doug Brown]

Lovely image Ofer! I tried to photograph White-Tailed Kites last week in California; saw one but it flew before I got close. Exposure, sharpness, and pose are all excellent.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Absolute classic! background, light, posture, exposure, its all there..

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Wonderful bird and killer BG. That red eye is amazing. Congrats on an image well done.

[James Salywoda]

Stunning shot Ofer......

[arash_hazeghi]

Awesome shot Ofer, as Doug mentioned we have little luck with these guys here they are super shy! We need to breed them with the Australians :D