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    7D, 600mm, f/8.0, 1/1600, ISO 400

    It is shame for claws.
    For detail check HD version.

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    Hi, is this a captive bird?

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    Ofer, no it is not.
    He/she was released under rehabilitation program and a free bird (BTW it is ring not chain, in case if you think he/she is chained).
    Here in flight


    Just to add a bit more, in Singapore we cannot keep Raptors as pets. Even at home we can only keep small dogs (due to space constraint and for welfare of animals).
    If possible i would ban on keeping any sort of bird as pet, i like to see birds in wild :) (but ppl do keep singing birds as captive, which i hate a lot).
    Last edited by Waqar Amin; 02-03-2012 at 09:06 AM.

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    Thanks Waqar! Sharp wih excellent detail. Too big in the frame for my taste.

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    Good portrait of a handsome bird Waqar. Nice back story, too.

    To my eyes it looks like you have processed the shadow and highlights a little too much. I would rather see more contrast between the off-white and chestnut parts of the bird.

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    great exquisite portrait, is the head white or grey? I am not sure but it seems like you used too much highlight recovery?
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    I like the feather detail and sharpness. Look forward to an image with the full bird. Nice image Waqar!

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    Thank you all for helpful comments.
    John, i will try to update picture with more contrast.
    Arash, Upper chest is white ("The Brahminy Kite is distinctive and contrastingly coloured, with chestnut plumage except for the white head and breast and black wing tips", taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahminy_Kite).
    Thanks Jim, i still have a few more to process, will update soon.

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