Eye to eye

Gallery: AvianPosted April 29, 2010252 views21 comments

An eye to eye with Black shouldered Kite.

This is the final image from this series, shot from Elephant back. Although I'm not very happy about two-toned background.

Thankyou so much for your kind attention & views!
Canon 7D, 300mm, ISO 400, 1/1000 sec. at F 4.5

Jagdeep Rajput
PS. I happened to join this wonderful forum, exactly two years ago, so today is my happy birthday n I'm two years old.

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Nancy Elwood on April 29, 2010 at 9:09 AM

I would not worry so much about the BG. The subject is so strong that your eye is drawn directly to it. Very well done! Sharp where needs to be and the exposure is spot on.

Registered on January 15, 2010, 101 Posts, 396 Comments

Comment posted by Josh Anderson on April 29, 2010 at 9:11 AM

Excellent image Jagdeep!!

Registered on June 2, 2005, 493 Posts, 2996 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 29, 2010 at 10:23 AM

Beautiful - and the BG doesn't bother me a bit.
Great pose, eye, and dof here.
Happy Birthday!

Sandy r

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

Comment posted by Mitch Moraski on April 29, 2010 at 10:37 AM

Great, great capture Jagdeep!! The two toned BG is fine. It's not like it's two completely different colors. The tonal range is there. What a magnificent shot!

Registered on August 3, 2008, 105 Posts, 590 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on April 29, 2010 at 10:53 AM

The combination of the light on the bird with that head turn is magnificent Jagdeep. The two-toned background is a non-issue for me. I like your composition too.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on April 29, 2010 at 11:54 AM

This is awesome, nice of you to bring us a present on your birhtday.

I agree with the others, the BG is not a negative in any way.

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Joe Paratore on April 29, 2010 at 12:31 PM

Great shot nothing wrong with the BG I like it.
It maybe My old eyes but the catch light doesn't sharp to me.

Registered on January 31, 2007, 40 Posts, 160 Comments

Comment posted by Darren Colello on April 29, 2010 at 1:24 PM

Jagdeep, this is wonderful. I love the bg and you have managed to capture the intensity and grace of this kite. Well done.

Registered on July 27, 2009, 175 Posts, 1100 Comments

Comment posted by Bryan Hix on April 29, 2010 at 2:49 PM

Great action and sharpness. It must have been interesting balancing that tripod on a elephant's back.

Registered on June 13, 2008, 117 Posts, 755 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Nash on April 29, 2010 at 3:46 PM

Fab Image The two tone background is ok by me.

Registered on December 29, 2005, 20 Posts, 24 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Rogers on April 29, 2010 at 4:23 PM

Hello Jagdeep.

Ecellent flight shot and really like the moment you have captured this.

Background is fine for me.

Registered on January 16, 2007, 450 Posts, 995 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 29, 2010 at 8:19 PM

Stunning! The wing position is so gracefully beautiful and the eye contact amazing. Really great image

Happy 2 year birthday!

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

Comment posted by Jeff Young on April 29, 2010 at 9:36 PM

Beautiful picture! I think the background is great. I'm curious which autofocus area selection mode you used, and what you feel tends to work best for birds on the wing shots.

Registered on April 29, 2010, 1 Posts, 1 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 29, 2010 at 11:26 PM

Gorgeous image, Jagdeep. I really love that eye.

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

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on April 30, 2010 at 12:02 AM

looks great, Jagdeep. bg is a total non-issue for me. in fact, I can hardly pull my eye away from that red eye to look at anything else.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on April 30, 2010 at 12:34 AM

Absolutely beautiful shot. I love the wing blur and the razor sharp eyes. Stunning shot Jagdeep!!!

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

Comment posted by Onno de Rover on April 30, 2010 at 4:17 AM

Love this picture, especially the light and I don't mind the two-tone background. Well done!

Registered on December 29, 2009, 38 Posts, 63 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 30, 2010 at 5:39 AM

Really like the golden light on the bird Jagdeep - wonderful shot

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 30, 2010 at 1:36 PM

A wonderful in flight shot and that eye catches your attention right away. I did not even notice the background until you mentioned it, so no big deal to me. The larger version was a pleasure to view, well done.

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

Comment posted by Roger Leekam on April 30, 2010 at 4:58 PM

Excellent shot, sharp particularly around the face, where it counts. I think the background is fine , but you can lighten the dark area at the bottom fairly easily if it bothers you..

Registered on May 28, 2009, 83 Posts, 646 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on April 30, 2010 at 4:59 PM

All around excellent image!

Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments