Spread your wings - Red Kite

[Eric Dienesch]

A Red Kite hunting down for fish..

i have taken this picture from a fisher boat -in germany- it is a wildlife shot.
these red kite search the water in a not very high position
and when a prey (here fish) was seen the kite stops in the air, turn suddenly on and dive in high speed down to the waterfront to catch the prey .

i like the wing position very much, hope you like it too. Taken with Nikon D5 and 200-500/5.6E VR@f 5,6, ISO 360, 1/2000sec with 440mm

[Ian McLachlan]

Excellent .Agree with you about the wing position. Maybe a little bit more room at the bottom as she is diving if you had any ,but a great shot anyway.

[Dorian Anderson]

I love these birds and you show their flight style beautifully in this shot. The wing position here is awesome,
but I agree that a bit more space above and/or below the bird might help. It would be super easy to add canvas
if you wanted to. Just an idea though.....

[annmpacheco]

Wonderful image aside from adding more space to dive through... Would love to photograph this species, nice and sharp and such a dynamic position, well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

wicked pose Eric, I can't see the details on my screen because the image is too small but it does look like a cool image! TFS

[David Salem]

Cool looking image Eric! Great pose and colors. I agree about the smaller posting size losing some detail. Try the larger 1920px size next time, looks sharp enough from here so it will look great bigger. Well done

[gail bisson]

I too, love the wing position.
I would like to see more room below the bird,
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

As stated already, more room for the composition to breath is all that is needed. What a fantastic diving/banking pose that is!

[Mike Poole]

Great pose, they twist and dive really quickly, so well caught. Another vote here for a little more negative space

Mike

[Isaac Grant]

Love the wing position and that stare. Just great.