OK...so I've discovered a new location around 40 minutes from home where there are many Black Kites nesting in trees and giving me the opportunity of bif shots. However, on my visit I went in the morning, so I had to shoot into the sun...not the best outcome. I then went back in the afternoon a few days later, with the sun at my back. I found that I still had to use quite a bit of +ve EC so as not to underexpose the birds...even as sunset approached. I have some close up shots where the bird is exposed well but the sky is blown out (may post later). I've also realized that, despite the poor high iso noise on the 7Dii, the noise is not too bad if the exposure is good. Here's one that I think is ok...despite the bird being a distance away. Comments welcome as always. Cheers.
7Dii, 100-400@400mm, 1/3200th sec, f6.3, iso1250 in manual mode, hand-held. (I generally avoid iso higher than 800...but am learning to get over my fear!)







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. Good pose by the kite, and I like the clouds in the BG. A bit soft on the fine details, and I too think the exposure could go down a bit (or at least on the brights). Glad you found a good spot for these guys, I'm sure you will be there again a few times eh!

