Adult kite

[arash_hazeghi]

Here is another kite image-by popular demand This one is an adult

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

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[dankearl]

Terrific Arash. The light is just great, the dark BG with the lit up Kite is really impressive.
Maybe the best work you have done for me.
They are silky smooth, have depth, and the details are just excellent.

[Robert Holguin]

Sweet shot!!!
Love the wing position, very nice warm light, wonderful background, and excellent comp.
Very well done.

[Craig Brelsford]

Fine indeed. The light was strong, yet the whites are pleasing and full of detail. I'd clone out the bit of something between the right wing and the tail feathers.

[Don Nelson]

Superb image! Great head angle and really nice lighting.
Another outstanding image.

[David Salem]

Very nice Arash. This is one of the best of the series IMO. The light is strong yet not to harsh. Wing position, BG, HA and details are awesome. Just the right amount of pine tree too. Didnt think they could get any better! Great work..

[Karl Egressy]

Is 1D7 a typo?
Great landing pose, nice inclusion of the perch to be tree top. Nice wing stretch and like the fanned tail.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Not seen better light and sharpness on a landing bird image . Wish this was mine !!

[Steve Zamek]

Incredible shot, Arash. I can't imagine a nicer shot. Perfect light, exposure, detail, eye contact, background, ...

[Satish Ranadive]

Gorgeous landing pose.Love beautiful details in whites,wing position and tail feathers with shadow of talons.
Rest as usual marvelous.

Regards,
Satish.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Pretty much drool inducing. Love everything here...pose, techs, BG, perch. I agree that I would eliminate the small white object floating below the wing.

[mohammad reza shahab]

hi arash
Love the wing position, very nice warm light, wonderful background, and excellent comp.
Very well done.

[Bill Dix]

Yet another stunner. Great light, pose, and skill at handholding 840.

[Lorant Voros]

Arash. Just keep posting these images, though it is sickening good. I don't know if it can get any better than that. Hats off to your work, brother.

[gareth thomson]

Inspiring image Arash. Question: How do you set up for a shot like this? Did you know in advance that the kite was heading for tree? How long do you study the behavior of your subjects before you actually get the camera out? Please hire a videographer to follow you around and then post the shoot to YouTube so I can see how it's done :•)

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Stunning as always Arash. I really like this one, it just about perfect.

[arash_hazeghi]

Inspiring image Arash. Question: How do you set up for a shot like this? Did you know in advance that the kite was heading for tree? How long do you study the behavior of your subjects before you actually get the camera out? Please hire a videographer to follow you around and then post the shoot to YouTube so I can see how it's done :•)

Thanks Gareth,

I don't really study the behavior before hand. The key to capturing images like this in the wild is developing fast reflexes and good hand-holding technique/stability so you can raise your rig to your line of sight rapidly and center the bird in the finder with no delay. Birds are fast, you gotta be faster

[arash_hazeghi]

thank you all

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Beautiful pose as it's landing Arash! Killer shot IMO.

[Tobias Hayashi]

Wonderful work as always Arash. Maybe a bit more room on the RHS? Stunning landing pose though, nice lighting and great eye contact.

[Peter Seidel]

Another killer shot. Considering the brightness, the detail preservation in the whites is outstanding. Agree with above - I would also eliminate the small white object below the wing.

Pete