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    Hi all,
    Took this earlier today...one of my sharper "in flight" shots of this Kite. It was very windy and this made it difficult to hold the camera/lens still, so I'm happy. Would have liked to get closer, but 400mm is all I have.
    Manual exposure, f5.6, 1/3200th sec, iso640. Cheers.

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    Hey Paul, What lens? What body? Nice red eye. Looks pretty sharp and the EXP is good. The shadow on the near under-primaries is unfortunate.

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    Good flight shot, in nice light. I like the red eye, the twig and the slight head turn.

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    Hi Artie/Bill. Thank you for the feedback...it's much appreciated. Artie: 7D Mkii and EF 100-400ii IS.
    Cheers.

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    Nice photo Paul for a bird in flight.
    The eye contact makes it for me!

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    Hi Robert..much appreciated:)

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    Never seen this bird before.. thx for showing !!!
    i agree, the eye contact is it!

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    Thank you Eric!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    The shadow on the near under-primaries is unfortunate.
    Hey Artie
    Are you talking about the dark patch at 2 o'clock from the carpal joint? If so, then that is naturally dark. It's probably why we call them Black-shouldered Kite Down Under.

    Paul
    These guys can be quite confiding at times, though I agree, 400mm is rarely enough length. I hope you can get closer soon.
    Flying slightly away from you in this case is not ideal.
    Looking forward to the next shot! :)

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    Hi Akos...cheers!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ákos Lumnitzer View Post
    Hey Artie
    Are you talking about the dark patch at 2 o'clock from the carpal joint? If so, then that is naturally dark. It's probably why we call them Black-shouldered Kite Down Under.
    No. I was referring to all of the primaries. They do appear somewhat in shadow but on a second look I might be wrong. Either way, opening them up a bit would help the image. Or not :)

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