Snail Kite (female)

[Raul Quinones]

Noisy bird for sure...

1DMKII, 500mm f/4, 1.4TC, 580EX Flash, Better Beamer, wimberly head, tripod
1/500, F7.1, ISO 640, Exp Comp +1, Flash Compensation to 0 or -1

C/C appreciated,
Raul

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great wing position and I can almost hear him. :) I would increase contrast a few points.

[Steve Canuel]

Hi Raul,
I like the soft look of this image but agree the bird could use a slight boost in contrast.
Steve

[Arthur Morris]

Fantastic pose and timing. Definitely needs to be optimized with more punch. You might eliminate the white feather (???) in the tree below and to the right of the bird.

[Raul Quinones]

Thanks for recommendations... increased the contrast with levels and SH/H, the white feather clone out, and also did another round of USM.

Thanks for your patiences and continous inputs, I will get it right the first time one day.:)

[Arthur Morris]

YAW. The re-post is way well done!

[Brian Wong]

Hi Raul!

Congratulations!!! You got it with wings up, tail up, screaming, ready for flight. Repost looks great.