Snail Kite Lift Off

[Marina Scarr]

This male Snail Kite was photographed this Spring aboard friend Mike Tracy's pontoon boat out on Lake Toho. It was originally a horizontal capture, but I felt the vertical crop worked better with the wing pose.

Canon 1D3, Canon 400 DO
F8, 1/1250sec, ISO 800, manual mode
Handheld

C & C always welcomed and appreciated.

Maria

[stuart wanuck]

lovely image marina keep up the good work

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Marina, this is fantastic. Terrific pose. Love the dangling legs, those awesome talons and the upright wings. Congrats and thanks for sharing.

[Chantelle Voss]

Fantastic photo! Too bad the wings are slightly in motion. However, great capture of the head!

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[Mike Tracy]

Gorgeous light, lift off , inclusion of habitat and techs. I personally would like more room on the right.

[Doug Brown]

Great wing position, good sharpness, and nice light. I'd like a bit more room on top and on the right.

[James Salywoda]

Awesome!!!! Excellent wing position and detail I like the vertical presentation.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the take-off position and lighting. Well done Marina!

[Stu Bowie]

Great show of the extended wing Marina, and showing good feather detail too. Overall sharp, and I like the BG.

[denise ippolito]

Beautiful Marina! I like the lift off and the wing details, agreee w/ a bit more room right if you have it.