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    Default Yellow Billed Kite in flight

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    Canon 7D
    f 2.8 70-200 + 1.4X
    SS 1/1600
    ISO 640
    f 4.0
    Aperture priority +2 2/3
    These birds are very dark against a bright sky hence the + EV
    I love the fact that this guy is looking at me- an Arash shot!
    Crop by 40%

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    seems like you are more enjoying your 70-200 than 500 this days. lovely epxpsure and sharpness here gail. loved the environmental feel here.

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    Gail, you have captured a beauty. However, a part of the beak seems to be lost in the BG. May be a bit of darkening of the beak would be okay?

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    Super sharp Flying shot of kite.. .Nice light you get..Gail, and Agree with Darkening the beak..you need to little color the beak...

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    Hi Gail, very well exposed on the YB Kite, and well timed to get the head turn, together with the raised wing position. Sharp, and I like the inclusion of the OOF foliage to break up a sky BG. Good to see you posting our African birds over your local birds.

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    very cool Gail! It is a handsome raptor :) I think you can use HLS to bring up the shadows a tad. And thanks for the complement ;)
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    Was always going to be a tough shot; its very nice indeed

    Arc of pale something LMR needs to go

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    Nice capture, Gail. Super wing position, HA and eye contact. Only wish light was not so harsh. Think I see a magenta cast to the sky but since no one else has mentioned, may be my monitor.

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    Cool looking bird, Gail, nice & sharp, really good considering how bright. Like the head turn. I think I also see a bit of magenta in sky as Melissa mentions, but easy enough fix.

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    Good eyes Melissa!I decreased the magents, tweaked S & H for Arash and dealt with curvy branch.
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