The Black Shouldered kite

[Kiran Poonacha]

Got this guy resting after his evening hunt.

Spec: 1/400, F 7.1, ISO 800

Canon 40D + 500mm + 1.4TC

Seasons Greetings to my Dear Bird lovers.

Regards,

Kiran

[ramesh anantharaman]

hello kiran,

fabulous catch. wonderful gift for the holidays. wish you and your family a merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year

ramesh

[david cramer]

Good bg, nice details and a great pose. I'd move him a little to the right, so he not too centered.

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Kiran, I like this image. I personally think your presentation works since the bird is looking directly at us. The stare make the image for me. I see good details throughout and I like that I can see the talons. The nice smooth background and colors shows the bird off nicely. Well done and thanks for sharing.

[Randy Stout]

Kiran:
I agree with Phil, its the eyes that make it work so well. The comp works for me, since there is much more space in front of the bird than behind, and the attention is so directed out towards us (as Phil mentioned).

I might consider going a 1/3 stop lighter on the image, but it is very nice as is.

Cheers

Randy

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

killer pose,eye contact and fantastic bg!

[Kim Rollins]

Supper shot. It is obvious the bird has its attention toward you. Very well done.



Lightening just a tad may be good to try.

[Harshad Barve]

Yet another beautiful image , killer pose and lighting here
TFS

[Doug Brown]

Such great raptors you have in India! Another excellent image. I do agree with Randy about going a little lighter on the exposure, and I'd probably take a bit off the right and add a little canvas on the left. Happy holidays!

[denise ippolito]

Kiran, Seasons Greetings to you as well. Fantastic image. Very nice pose and those eyes are killer. Agree w/ Doug regarding crop.

[David Fletcher]

This is lovely Kiran. All been said and can only add my respects. Blessings to you over the festive period.

[Danny Laredo]

Wonderful image Kiran. Lovely pose and BG.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great pose, perch and eye contact. Another top quality image Kiran!

[Mike Veltri]

Great image Kiran, wonderful pose with lovely light.
Seasons Greetings

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Lovely image of my favourite bird Kiran! Well done!:)

[James Salywoda]

Seasons Greetings to you too and what a beautiful bird you posted I love those eyes fantastic shot...

[Raymond Barlow]

another awesome image Bhai., the look could kill!!

[Juan Aragonés]

Kiran this one is a good example of an outstanding image. Fantastic Bg, details and light. The intense red stare of the kite is to die for. Superb

Seasons greetings to you too :)

[arash_hazeghi]

Fabulous eye contact details and BG, well done Mital

[RAM MALLYA]

SOOOper shot

[Chris van Rooyen]

Can't find anything to crit, its really spectacular. The eye contact is fantastic, well done Bhai!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Kiran....had seen it on FB but missed here as I was away for the weekend. Great eye contact and BG. Composition is excellent too.