Theme: Love Birds (Snail Kites)

[Jim Neiger]

Osceola County, Fl - 1D2n, 700mm, hand held from boat, 1/1250, F7.1, ISO 400

[Bob Smith]

Love birds indeed---the male almost appears to be embracing his paramour with both wings. I like how a spot of light has sneaked in under the L. wing. You got enough DOF here at 7.1 to cover wing to female's tail and almost the male's tail as well so I'm wondering how far away these two were from your boat?

[Jim Neiger]

Love birds indeed---the male almost appears to be embracing his paramour with both wings. I like how a spot of light has sneaked in under the L. wing. You got enough DOF here at 7.1 to cover wing to female's tail and almost the male's tail as well so I'm wondering how far away these two were from your boat?

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Thanks Bob. I was about 150-200 feet away. My effective focal length was 910mm.

[Tim Foltz]

Jim, Intense behavioral shot, it looks like pretty harsh light so you did pretty well handling it but I would back
off the extreme blacks a bit in curves.

-Tim