immature white-tailed kite kiting

[Phil Seu]

d300, 600vr plus 1.4x, f/8, 1/1250. iso 400, manual exposure.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the eye contact and angle in this one. There seems to be a lack of fine detail, is it a heavy crop or did you run NR on the bird?

[Joe Senzatimore]

Gotta love that fanned out tail and the talon as well. Nice BG and eye contact draws the viewer right in.

[Fabs Forns]

Love the pose and eye contact. Good EXP too. Agree on the lack of feather detail. Maybe noise reduction?