Brahminy Kite in flight

[Somdeb Biswas]

Brahminy Kite in flight


This shot was taken near Manglajodi wetlands, Orissa, India in a winter morning this year.


(Nikon D500, 500f4 G ED VR) Shutter – 1/2500, F – 7.1, Exposure Program – Manual, ISO - 800
Metering – Spot, White Balance – Sunny, handheld.

I appreciate all critiques.
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR VIEWING & INPUTS.

[John Mack]

Neat looking bird here. Wish the wings were up and not down. Exposure looks good.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Hi Somdeb, nice image. Beautiful bird, wonderful background. For me I think the wing position is fine, both wings show nice feather detail and exposure. On my display the brightest whites appear to be possibly clipped but with out measure them I cannot be sure. I normally keep my brightest whites at 240 or about 94% in Lightroom. Thank you for sharing.

[Alison McCoy]

Wonderful bif image. Everything looks sharp and what a lovely bg.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice BG and pose, the highlights look good on my screen. I like the BG and the wing position too, I see some noise in the far under wing

TFS

[Somdeb Biswas]

Thanks a ton for your inputs.
During PP in Photoshop, the whites were not clipped on my calibrated (95 cd/m2) Eizo. I tried my best to pull out the details using shadow/ highlights option in Adobe Photoshop CC. It infused noise in the underwings.
I am uploading un-processed web-ready jpg converted in Photoshop for further reference and suggestions. Will wait for your inputs.
with warm regards,
Somdeb

[gail bisson]

I think the OP looks fine.
Great BG!
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

Sweet subject against a nice background. I kinda see a faint greenish cast, but it could just be me. Was it clutching something in one of its talons?

[Somdeb Biswas]

Thanks a lot for your inputs.
I failed to identify what was he carrying in his talons. Sorry about that.
I will be more careful about the color cast in future.
Thanks again to you all. Really BPN is great - having your inputs is a great learning experience for me.
With warm regards,
Somdeb