Juvenile Black Shouldered Kite

[Tom Kirk]

Juvenile Black Shouldered Kite by hypers2k, on Flickr
Canon 7 D 300L +1.4x iso 400 1/1250 f6.3

[Daniel Cadieux]

Excellent pose, love the mid-flight change of direction that appears to be happening here. I also like the talons against the tail. Exposure and details look good. I only find the sky's hue to be a little too electric, and I may take some off the bottom. Well done!

[Marina Scarr]

Very nice flight pose, Tom. Whites turned out well. I like the head turn and the talons. The crop isn't working for me. Looks too square. Would like to see more on the right if you have it and some off of the bottom.

[Doug Brown]

The nice light helped you bring out the best in the bird. Excellent sharpness, and I love those dangling talons. Agree with Daniel's two points; cropping and desaturating the sky a bit.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent pose details light and eye contact. agree with desating the sky a bit

[Arthur Morris]

Welcome Tom. Where do you live? Nice bird and image capture. Whites on left underwing too bright. Crop unwieldy. Repost addresses both issues and sky lightened a bit.

[PhilCook]

The rework I think is an improvement, but the original was 99% perfect anyway...stunning action caught and great against the blue sky

[Tom Kirk]

Thanks for all your comments guys, I agree with all of them and appreciate the time you took to comment.
Arthur, I am stil quite a novice when it comes to birding, but enjoying it, Oh , and I live in Perth W. Australia.

[Arthur Morris]

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