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    This is one I found in my files from last year. From a Red Kite feeding station on the west coast. I liked the tail display the bird gave me.

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    The head angle makes this one. Nice detail throughout. Great background.

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    Wonderfully sharp, if the image is cropped I would suggest reducing the crop.

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    This is a beauty, Will. I loved your series from last year, and this one is right up there with them, as well as I can remember. Great pose, head turn, tail spread and background.

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    Love this one, what a stunning image the fanning of the tail makes this pop. You have the best collection of Red Kite shots!!

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    Screaming good Will, fan of the fanned tail! Its a wonderful image, IQ and red kite makes this something to print!

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    Will, this is the sort of shot that makes me think about giving up . A real cracker of a shot. Great dorsal view, fanned tail, wing position and head turn against a background that provides excellent pop. Hard to get much better than this.

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    Hi Will, with the new posting size, this is great. I like the banking angle, great show of the near wing and fanned tail, and the head turn and eye contact takes this over the top. We all know if the far wing was raised more - it would be very hard to top this. Killer BG too.

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    Thanks for that guys. Much appreciated.

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    Magnificent Will,it really is....... head turn banking towards stunning detail fanned tail and dare I say it bkg. I have tried with them Will,they are about here not many yet ,but it will come.The release site in the chilterns isn't so far,so so gradually they are spreading towards us,I didn't realise they were up north!!

    Colours work for me Will,what an absolutely stunning red kite image,as you can imagine I've seen a few and tried a bit early on,this is one of the best Will!

    Mate, i'm with Jon if this is a crop,I'd let the fella breath a bit.
    WOW !!

    stu

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stuart Philpott View Post
    Magnificent Will,it really is....... head turn banking towards stunning detail fanned tail and dare I say it bkg. I have tried with them Will,they are about here not many yet ,but it will come.The release site in the chilterns isn't so far,so so gradually they are spreading towards us,I didn't realise they were up north!!

    Colours work for me Will,what an absolutely stunning red kite image,as you can imagine I've seen a few and tried a bit early on,this is one of the best Will!

    Mate, i'm with Jon if this is a crop,I'd let the fella breath a bit.




    WOW !!

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    Thanks for that Stu, much appreciated mate. I'm sure you will get good chances of photographing them one day, and I'm sure you will produce some lovely images of them. Thanks again mate, take care.

    Will

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    Where the heck did you pull this one out from? This is one of the best of the bunch.
    I love everything about this one including the awesome pose and the great head angle.
    Beautiful details and colors also. Looks like I'm gonna have to say it William, "Rock Star"
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    Quote Originally Posted by David Salem View Post
    Where the heck did you pull this one out from? This is one of the best of the bunch.
    I love everything about this one including the awesome pose and the great head angle.
    Beautiful details and colors also. Looks like I'm gonna have to say it William, "Rock Star"
    Thanks so much for that David..It really boosts my confidence, and helps me get better images

    Will

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