The Male II

[Fabs Forns]

Male Snail KIte, with a green BG this time

D3, 660/4 VR plus 1.4X
f/5.6, 1/1250/ ISO 800

Comments appreciated

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great pose, exposure control and BG. I like the dangling feet, was he about to land?

[Fabs Forns]

Great pose, exposure control and BG. I like the dangling feet, was he about to land?

He was crossing from one low perch to another, like a 100 feet apart. Never lifted the feet, if I remember correctly.
Glad you like it!

[Doug Brown]

My favorite of your snail kite series by far Fabs. Love everything about it, especially the claws.

[Alfred Forns]

Impressive Fabs Can't imagine a better pose for this bird !!! Big Time Congrats !!!

[Harold Davis]

that's the one!!!! the bg makes it!! bird really pops with the green. congrats, mom!!

[Wally Nussbaumer]

Can't say I have ever seen one of these, but well done. Good color handling, nice detail.

[Steve Maxson]

Spectacular, Fabs. I like everything about this one.

[Judd Patterson]

Fabs, the pose is really nice...those dangling feet are cool! You did a great job of coming up with a compositino that shows something other than the sky in the background. Gotta love the opportunities with this Snail Kite pair! See you out there!

[Juan Russo]

Spectacular, Fabs.
Un saludo

[Jasper Doest]

Very nice pose and strong composition....

What AF-settings do you use for anything like this?

[Krijn Trimbos]

I echo the comments about the pose and comp. Love the focussed look here. Great shot Fabs!!

[Fabs Forns]

Very nice pose and strong composition....

What AF-settings do you use for anything like this?

Thanks, Jasper, I'm using 21 points most of the time.

Thanks all!

[Haim Ziv]

Very impressive and very beautiful done.

[Matthew Studebaker]

wow - what a magnificent shot. I love the clean bg and detail here - not to mention the species and plumage.