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Red kite in a dive

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Posted by Alan Bryant on May 31, 2007 at 8:15 AM
Red kite in a dive
Taken at Gigrin farm, mid wales.I picked the right day this week to go(Tuesday), because the weather was awesome, as you can see by the blue sky in the shot :cool: .

To try and capture one in a dive was very very hard :mad: .They are just so quick when the wings are tucked in.It was hard to keep them in frame let alone stay focused.

Cropped to a portrait with space left at the bottom to show the direction and speed(+ comp).

20D
EF500f4 L
ISO 200
1/4000 @ f5.0

C & C are welcome

Thank you for looking :smile:
Posted by Clive_S on May 31, 2007 at 8:45 AM
Congratulations on your fast reactions - this is a very strong image. :toast:
Posted by Mike Smith on May 31, 2007 at 8:48 AM
difficult but adictive :wink:
Posted by Pete Etheridge on May 31, 2007 at 10:13 AM
Great shot Alan - your lightning reflexes paid off!
:toast:
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on May 31, 2007 at 10:21 AM
Brilliant Alan,haven't mastered this yet..........very nice :toast:
Posted by Elliott Neep on May 31, 2007 at 10:22 AM
Cracking! You can feel the energy in this. :toast:
Posted by Adam Line on May 31, 2007 at 12:10 PM
awesome
Posted by Andy Astbury on May 31, 2007 at 1:13 PM
Good one :wavey: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paula Graham on May 31, 2007 at 5:29 PM
I know it is mighty difficult but..you succeeded. Well done.
Posted by Alan Bryant on June 1, 2007 at 7:40 AM
Thanks for your comments :toast:

I can now see how hard it is to get a shot like this after reading what Graeme Lee wrote in his post.

This was the one and only "diving" shot i managed to get out of the whole day.So i'm very happy with it :biggrin:
Posted by John Chapman on June 1, 2007 at 8:04 AM
Wonderful shot Alan :toast:
John
Aberdeen