Black-shouldered Kite

[Ofer Levy]

1D Mark II, Canon 300 f2.8, x1.4, 1/1250, f8, iso 320, HH

Taken in Sydney a few years ago. Re-worked on it although not much post processing but the basic and a slight crop for composition. No selective manipulation to the eye.

[arash_hazeghi]

Awesome Ofer, love the details and the great pose!

[Harshad Barve]

Love the pose , light , compo and techs , excellent
TFS

[Craig Brelsford]

I'd be happy to have this shot. Strong details on the right wing, and a beautiful blue sky.

[christopher galeski]

nice one Ofer,good details,nice pose.thanks.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful pose captured here ofer, loved those talons showing.
also nice to see how you look finally.

[noelle zaleski]

He looks ready to grab a snack. Very nice image with nice eye detail and sharpness.

[Karl Egressy]

Looks great Ofer, love the howering/landing pose.

[Mark Itol]

Great shot, Ofer. Great detail and pose. Love that eye, too.

[Marina Scarr]

Wondeful pose. Love the killer eye, the outstretched tail and the talons.

[Ignacio Yufera]

Sweet. Amazing sharpness (that lens is awesome), beautiful intense expression.

[DarrenMcKenna]

Nice image of a wonderful species, love those huge talons that are ready to pounce. Did you try the S/H tool on the birds left wing to bring out some detail? It could be more work then payoff. :S3:

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Ofer, your signature high IQ and perfect exposure. the light angle w.r.t bird is excellent. Loved the pose with the landing gear down.

If mine, I'd have a tad more room on right...but that might be just personal preference.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Gorgeous image of my favorite bird...You have nailed everything in this image!

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Ofer! I like the exposure, red eye, wing position and talons.

[Stu Bowie]

Nice and sharp, with a great pose. Good show of the extended legs and those talons. No need to do anything with these guys eyes.:w3

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Killer pose and lovely sharp image . Too bad you got the 'red' eye :c3: