Snail Kite: A Graceful Landing

[Doug Brown]

I photographed this handsome male in the sweet light of the late afternoon from Jim Neiger's boat. An incredible afternoon of photography!

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Canon 1D Mark IV, 500mm, f/4, 1/1600, ISO 800, manual exposure, hand held

[Stu Bowie]

Doug, whats there not to like in this. Well placed in the frame, sweet, sweet light, and just love the colours. Very well timed to capture the full wingspread, and overall, nice and sharp. I also like the inclusion of a little sky in the BG.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Talk about sweet light!! Nice pose and good comp. I do wish the BG vegetation did not extend above the wing, but man, this is pretty awesome...:c3:

[Troy Lim]

Nice light, nice moment captured Doug. Agree with Daniel on the vegetation.

[Doug Brown]

I do wish the BG vegetation did not extend above the wing, but man, this is pretty awesome...:c3:

Thanks Daniel. :S3: I toyed with the idea of cloning out the vegetation above the wing but tried to stay true to the RAW file. After reprocessing the photo, I like the 'enhanced' version better.

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[Ben_Sadd]

Gorgeous light and an overall great image.

I do prefer the repost, with the clear upper third, though.

[arash_hazeghi]

A beauty Doug! love the light and details, this is a winner! looking forward to shooting with you again soon!

[Jeff Dyck]

Sweet light indeed Doug! Love the light, love the pose and love the background. I too prefer the repost version.

[Chris Kotze]

Super light.pose and colours. Excellent shot Doug

[Troy Lim]

Doug, I too like the enhanced version. :)

[Doug Brown]

Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated!

[Kiran Poonacha]

Its Beautiful Doug Bhai... loved it for the reasons above and more :S3: