W-T Kites, territorial dispute

[Dan Brown]

Rivals meet! I was able to get off about 10 shots a one bird challenged the other. What was so interesting was that they never touched! Very cool behavior to witness! Cropped from horizontal to full vertical. As usual, low IQ due to crop and inferior gear. I gotta find some $$$!!

Camera Model: NIKON D300, HH
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: 7.1
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
Lens: 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6
Focal length: 400mm
Focal length: 600mm (in 35mm film)
AF mode: AF-C

[Ofer Levy]

Great behaviour captured! Exposure control looks spot on! I can't see much fine details on the birds - maybe too much NR ?

[gail bisson]

I love the interaction and the wingspread of the right bird. I wish we could see more detail in the eye area of both birds,
Gail

[Rhys Marsh]

Agree on the eyes, but phenomenal action!

[Keith Bauer]

Pretty cool shot Dan. Action at it's peak.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very neat interaction, it must have been fun to watch. There does seem to be the effect of some heavy NR here, but the main detractor was the very harsh light.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Fine action captured. Not easy with your lens. You did well with what you have. Nice exposure and fine idea with a vertical crop.