Snail kite

Gallery: AvianPosted September 22, 2011241 views16 comments

Female
Lake Toho, Central Florida, from boat
This is a Wild bird - kites are endangered, so most nestlings are briefly captured and banded as part of a research/tracking program

D300
500mm
1/3200 sec, f/4
Mode: Manual
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 640
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Off

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on September 22, 2011 at 1:46 AM

Great capture Sandy, love the pose and the harmonious colours throughout the frame!

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on September 22, 2011 at 8:12 AM

The intent look of the Kite is great Sandy, also like the dynamic wing position. Excellent capture.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 22, 2011 at 8:15 AM

Nice detail/DOF..I like the thorny branch bottom and BG a lot Sandy..
Great POV, exposure, color, & pose,
Well done!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Harris on September 22, 2011 at 9:33 AM

Sandy, Wonderful image of this bird. The colors of the background enhance the image of the Kite. I like the pose and the red eye. It is a pleasure to see your images.

Skip Harris

Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments

Comment posted by John Blumenkamp on September 22, 2011 at 11:09 AM

Great image Sandy with the right amount of environment and vegetation along the bottom. I love that wing position too! Nice work!!

Registered on February 26, 2011, 58 Posts, 313 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on September 22, 2011 at 1:43 PM

Nice job in getting this from a boat, I like the wing spread, background and that red eye really draws you in, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on September 22, 2011 at 3:16 PM

Love the wing position and complimentary BG.....Very nicely done!

Registered on November 20, 2009, 56 Posts, 748 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on September 22, 2011 at 7:45 PM

Awesome Sandy! Love it all.Great wing position.

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 22, 2011 at 8:44 PM

Very nice. I like the pose and especially the overall colors.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on September 22, 2011 at 9:14 PM

Very nice capture Sandy. This is on my wish list in the coming years. Did you go out shooting with Ron in his boat?? Very nice dynamic image. It might be my monitor but the coloring looks a little bit red to me. Beautiful capture Sandy.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 22, 2011 at 9:44 PM

A great look at this kite Sandy. Love the position. You got great DOF for that f setting. Overall nice comp showing the habitat.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on September 22, 2011 at 9:59 PM

I like the wingspread you captured, Sandy. Nice light and nice background colors to compliment this beauty. Nice job.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 22, 2011 at 11:28 PM

Cool pose, and love the bg, Sandy.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on September 23, 2011 at 9:45 AM

Sandy i like the whole thing but that bg really sets it apart,excellent.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 23, 2011 at 10:20 PM

I really like the pose of this Kite you captured Sandy. great decision on timing and colors look good and natural. I am surprised on the DOF you got from shooting wide open. Was this a fairly large crop?

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 24, 2011 at 10:53 PM

Yes, a very large crop. I'm actually surprised at the detail after the crop..
Most of the kites were in the air, so I was wide open to get as fast a shutter speed as possible.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments