Portrait of the white-tailed kite

[arash_hazeghi]

Another frame of the juvenile white-tailed kite, got lucky he chose a clean perch



D500 and 600E FL + TC14E-III ISO 640 f/5.6 1/4000sec hand held and processed with C1P

[dankearl]

IQ excellent as always. Not a big fan of the comp and the tail feathers/perch
overlap.

[Mike Poole]

Simple and effective, helped by a stunning subject!

How are you finding the D500 compared to other bodies? I've used mine underwater and was very impressed but no long lenses yet for topside

Mike

[Jack Backs]

Super image. Like the background. The only nit to pick for me is the branch running through the tail feathers. When you say handheld, are walking around without even a monopod, or are you taking this out of
the window of a vehicle?

[Arthur Morris]

Quite stunning and absolutely luscious colors.

with love, a

[arash_hazeghi]

Super image. Like the background. The only nit to pick for me is the branch running through the tail feathers. When you say handheld, are walking around without even a monopod, or are you taking this out of
the window of a vehicle?

hi Jack I never use a monopod or a tripod I just walk with my lens around hand held. Without being mobile it is pretty much impossible to photograph WTKs

best

[kevin Hice]

Another nice one Arash. Love the background. Nice contrast with the lighter bird. Beautiful detail the eye really pops makes the image. Perch doesn't bother me such a small detail in overall image. TFS

[John Mack]

Looks great. Really digging that perch. Killer background as well.

[Aditya Sridhar]

Beautiful shot Arash! Love the detail and the background colors. Perch is interesting as well. Agree with Dan on the intersecting perch and tail feathers, but it's a very small nit in an otherwise spectacular image!

[Tim Foltz]

Arash, nice shot of this WTK i wish the perch was angled different but stii a sweet shot.

-Tim

[Dorian Anderson]

Beautiful frame Arash. Only thing I'd change is crop as I fallen in love with 4x5 for verticals/portraits. You have tons of space above and below and I think the boxier crop would look good here.