Kite with dinner

[arash_hazeghi]

Another juvenile kite incoming with dinner-sorry if a bit graphic!



1D4 840mm f/5.6 1/3200sec ISO 640.

See HD size here

[Ken Watkins]

Arash,

This is a wonderful shot, even more remarkable in HD. Great pose, great BG but most of all the face

[Oscar Dewhurst]

Wonderful pose, light, and colours, but to me the focus is not on the head, and seems to be more towards the back of the bird

Oscar

[Ofer Levy]

Killer image !!!!! The HD version is mind blowing!

[Frank Schauf]

Perfect in every way, Arash.

[Sachin Saraf]

Stunning image Arash...HD version is fantastic...

[Arthur Morris]

Yes to wonderful. Love the eyes, the face, the feet, the furry little prey item, the bit of red, the fanned tail, the slight tilt of the wings, and the background. You might consider eliminating some of the soft green below the bird's left wing to give it a bit more clearance.

[Jack Breakfast]

Stunning! The beauty of this bird is making my brain crazy! Also: the more graphic the better, I say! In the interest of natural history and all...

[dankearl]

Really nice, the habitat and the prey really make this one special.
The DOF at 5.6 seems really good, the tip of the tail feathers as sharp as the beak!

[David Salem]

Great shot! HD is Awesome. The quarry makes a nice shot even better... Looks sharp on the head to me. Great spot you guys have and lots of great stuff from you and your friends this season. Very Nice.

David

[arash_hazeghi]

Yes to wonderful. Love the eyes, the face, the feet, the furry little prey item, the bit of red, the fanned tail, the slight tilt of the wings, and the background. You might consider eliminating some of the soft green below the bird's left wing to give it a bit more clearance.

thanks Artie that was my own thought too. will have to try it and repost.

[arash_hazeghi]

thank you all for the nice comments

[Karl Egressy]

Fantastic incoming flight shot, Arash. Love the light, eye contact, sharpness, details and fanned tail.
The background is very pleasing.

[gail bisson]

It has all been said Arash. The IQ, the light, the pop of red are simply awesome.
Well done,
Gail

[Tin Man Lee]

Oh my god, the HD version is superb! Insane sharpness and details and light. Love the diagonal background to compliment the flight pose.

[Don Nelson]

Beautiful. Great background and superb bird. Its all been said above.

[arash_hazeghi]

thanks everyone!

Dan, these are very small raptors (my guess is this one was 12" at most) so you can fit the entire body inside DOF at about 25 yards.

[Richard Mc Donald]

The shot, as good as it is in principle, is a tad oversharpened and somewhat overprocessed in the way of saturation giviing the whole exposure a slight cartoony appearance.

Might I suggest your your next post you go easy on the saturation slider and keep it more natural and hence more real.

I'd also like to see a wider crop that included more background rather than what you've chosen here, to me places this fantastic looking raptor into a cage.

Apart from that well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

The shot, as good as it is in principle, is a tad oversharpened and somewhat overprocessed in the way of saturation giviing the whole exposure a slight cartoony appearance.

Might I suggest your your next post you go easy on the saturation slider and keep it more natural and hence more real.

I'd also like to see a wider crop that included more background rather than what you've chosen here, to me places this fantastic looking raptor into a cage.

Apart from that well done.

Richard thanks for your comments but the image has not been saturated as you suggest. It is natural and real. I don't saturate my photos but thanks.

[Satish Ranadive]

Every thing has been said about this magnificent flight shot.Just love it.

Regards,
Satish.

[Peter Seidel]

Agree with previous comments - this posted size doesn't do justice to the HD version. Remarkable shot, as well as the action - the red color/blood may be too much for some, but I think it really adds to the shot quite a bit.

Pete

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!! Superb shot. Love the wing positon, great background, and its meal puts it over the top.
Well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

thanks again everyone. kites are my fav. raptors!

[Jim Neiger]

Killer image, Arash! Most people don't realize how difficult a head on shot against a varied bg can be. Well done!