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I felt the need to process some older avian images - so went the files from a trip to the Kalahari in February of this year.
This was taken from a hide, looking down. It was difficult to know which ones to photograph, given that there were hundreds of yellow-billed and black kites around the waterhole in a somewhat freakish outbreak of termite spawning that they were coming to feast on.
Techs:
Nikon D3s with Nikkor 500mm f4 VR-II + 1.4xTC @ 700mm
f8.0 @ 1/1250 SS @ ISO-2500
Lots of detail on the kite, great wing position, nice BG.
Jack
Morkel:
Jack said it well. The detail is outstanding on the bird, nice separation from the BG, well exposed.
Looks very dry!
A little head turn our way would have helped.
Cheers
Randy
Nice timing Morkel, no nit pics from me, very nice as is
Nice topside view and nice PP at iso2500.
Morkel - I agree nice topside view with great detail.
TFS,
Rachel
its all been said Morkel,very nice image.well done.
Lovely image Morkel. Great flight pose.
Nicely caught Morkel, love the catch-light, the iceing on the cake so to speak.
Richard
Great pose and neat background. I'm with Randy for a bit better head angle, and I'd remove the highlights on the bill, but terrific IQ and processing.
Thanks for the feedback, folks.
Will touch up that beak! It's dry there - a semi-desert...though this was taken in the rainy season so there was some greenery.
