Snail Kite with Snail

[Matthew Studebaker]

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Osceola County, FL | January | Canon Mk IV | Canon 600mm f4 IS

hand held from airboat on Lake Kissimmee- cropped from horz capture
The Mk IV exceeds all my expectations - I LOVE this camera.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great pose, I also like the exposure control, sharpness and the snail adds to it. I only find the branch behind the talons a bit distracting and would desaturate the oranges on beak and feet.

I'm glad you like the camera, too, and please post the techs.

[Stu Bowie]

Good exposure on the blacks, and I like the detail on the extended wing. His catch adds to the image, and Im glad you left the foliage at the bottom.

[paul leverington]

Killer Matthew!! Just got my 4 a few days back. I feel your joy brother! The IQ is beyond anything I have ever known. We're both gonna be outta control now I'm afraid! Matt: The new firmware is out if you don't already know.

Is this on a workshop? From a boat?

Paul

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Matthew, I liked the vertical crop a lot. And loved the inclusion of habitat and prey. Excellent exposure of the blacks.

[Morkel Erasmus]

awesome pose, exposure and catch to boot! agree on desaturating the oranges some...

[Bryan Hix]

Really nice Matthew. I agree with Axel about that one little branch by the talons. I love that you actually got the snail in the photo. I really like this species.

[Gavin Spooner]

Matt:

Everything looks good from here. I agree with Axel about the branch by the talon.
I might make another trip out there in a couple of weeks. Hopefully it will be a little warmer.
cheers
Gavin