They miss sometimes

[Dan Brown]

Snail Kite captured in a failed attempt at a snail on Lake Toho, Kissimmee Fl. I opened the 5 images in ACR and adjusted them in tandom. Then opened in CS3, used photomerge to stitch, flattened, adjusted further and Sharpened with Nik Sharpener Pro.

Camera Model: NIKON D200
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: VR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D
Focal length: 400

[denise ippolito]

Dan, You are on a roll with these merged photos, I think you have a flair for them! I like the placement of the birds. I don't love the BG but it's okay and your snail kites make -up for it! Nice job!!

[Alfred Forns]

Dan before I read the info I was thinking Snail Kite Heaven !!!! :)

Excellent idea and well placed birds !!!

[Gus Cobos]

Well done Dan,
I like the action...well captured and executed...:cool:

[Julie Kenward]

Really nice, Dan. The fact that you got all those 'birds' in the image and none of them are on the horizon line is fabulous.