Black-shouldered Kite

[Ofer Levy]

1D Mark II, Canon 500 f4, x1.4, 1/800, f7.1, iso 320, tripod, full Wimberley, hide
Taken a few years ago here in Sydney.
Basic photoshop processing, no selective manipulation or noise reduction.

Nealy full frame

[noelle zaleski]

This image is a real beauty! Nice BG, pose and perch :S3:

[Stu Bowie]

Cool pose Ofer, and I like how the tail follows the perch. Infact, I like all the diagonals in this. These guys have such lovely red eyes, and I like the texture of the perch. Killer BG too.

[Kim.K.K.Lam]

Wonderful shot,Clean background.

[Mark Itol]

Neat shot, Ofer. Superb perch, detail, and BG. Love that red eye, too.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Ofer! I like the sharpness, pose, perch and BG.

[Doug Brown]

Very clean with excellent detail. Interesting perch, and I like the hint of blood on the talons. I never get tired of those red eyes.

[Grace Scalzo]

A fine image, Ofer. Full of detail and interest in the bird and so well set up by that smooth background.

[James Fuller]

Love the background and I'm a big fan of the look-back pose on this guy.

[Karl Egressy]

Such an amazing picture, Ofer. I miss your posting on NSN.

[Don Lacy]

A simple portrait in wonderful light with a complimentary BG and interesting perch leads to a beautiful image.

[Gary Esman]

Sweet shot Ofer! :cheers:

[Paul Randall]

Not much I can add Ofer:S3: Love the diagonals as Stuart noted. Only suggestion would be too try and bring out a little more detail on those wrinkly feet/talons but thats probably being a bit picky:e3
Well done, your images of this species are some of the best :bg3:

[Daniel Cadieux]

I too have nothing much to add to this wonderful image. I love the concentrated stare (looking at potential prey?)

[Troy Lim]

Killer image, Ofer.

[Simon Bennett]

A beauty Ofer.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Superb perch, detail, and BG

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent Ofer!

[Tom Rambaut]

Killer image of a killer.