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  1. 03-28-2009, 09:45 PM #1
    Dan Brown
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    Default Another White-tailed Kite!

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    OK! This will be the last WT Kite from me for a while! (maybe:D). PP'ed in ACR and CS3, heavy crop, selectively sharpened with Nik Sharpener Pro.

    Handheld out the car window
    Camera Model: NIKON D300
    Shutter speed: 1/2000 sec
    Aperture: 5.6
    Exposure mode: Manual
    Flash: Off
    Metering mode: Multi-segment
    ISO: 400
    Lens: 80 to 400mm
    Focal length: 400mm
  2. 03-29-2009, 12:45 AM #2
    Oscar Zangroniz
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    Awesome eye and eye contact Dan. Can't decide if the branches detract from this great capture.
    Regards,
  3. 03-29-2009, 02:15 AM #3
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    Hi Dan = thought the same as OZ so made some real quick changes so we can decide. PS work is not great - but you get the idea.
    Last edited by Lance Peters; 03-29-2009 at 03:25 AM.
  4. 03-29-2009, 09:23 AM #4
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    Dan, I hope it's not the last WT Kite you post-I've enjoyed them very much-not too often do you get to photograph them.The eye looks great!! and the pose is awesome-Lance's re-post is the icing !!
  5. 03-29-2009, 09:36 AM #5
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    Awesome bird and love the eye contact !!! ..... exposure not shabby !!! GREAT !!!

    Branches wise I would crop half of the perch The action is on the bird !!! Big Congrats !!!
  6. 03-29-2009, 10:21 AM #6
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    Lovely light and pose Dan. Lance beat me to branch removal. Might take out the one in the other corner too. Really nice.
  7. 03-29-2009, 06:45 PM #7
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    Great capture with fantastic details Dan, The eye makes it for me...I like the original, lets call it natural habitat...:D:cool:

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