Snail Kite (male)

[Gavin Spooner]

Model: NIKON D2X
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Focal Length: 550mm - 400mm f2.8 afs II and 1.4x tc
Tripod on moving Airboat

This was my preferred Snail Kite shot from last week. BA and HA are good but the bottom wing position and motion blur kind of looked strange, but overall I think it comes out the best.

cheers
Gavin

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Eye contact and light look good. I wish the far wing were up, too, and would have increased the ISO for higher shutter speed.

[Lance Peters]

Hi - agree with AXEL - the rear wing position is not ideal. Looks sharp, Good HA and eye contact.
TFS