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Red Kite

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Posted by Tom_W on March 22, 2008 at 5:28 PM
Red Kite
Being in North(ish) Wales over the past week I drove down to Gigrin to see what the new hides where like. Although more expensive than the normal hides (£3) they are IMHO worth the extra money as they give you more flexibility. The ground hide (£10) has a much larger window that lets you track the birds of a tripod far better than out of the normal hide (especially when you are in it by yourself :wink:) and the higher hide (£15) allows you to concentrate getting the birds against a green back ground (see post in the next couple of days). Both hides have a maximum number of allowed people so it would be better booking in advance.

For what it is worth this is the first time I have given the 1Ds3 a hard servo-focus work-out and, whilst it snaps to the BG a lot faster than the 1ds2 (you have to keep the focus sensor on the subject at all times), I have approximately the same amount of sharp focus keepers that I would have obtained out of the 1Ds2.

600mm/Tpod
F4.5/4000'/400asa/+1.66EV
Normal PS and cropped either side to square.

T
Posted by Matt Cole on March 22, 2008 at 5:38 PM
not much wrong with the focus on this one, a lovely shot. Nicely composed and I like the strong eye contact.

Matt
Posted by John Arthur on March 22, 2008 at 5:58 PM
an uncommon PoV but very dramatic and works very well

:toast:

John
Posted by Alan Bryant on March 22, 2008 at 5:58 PM
I know how fast these are, so as you said keeping the Kite in say the centre focus box can be very hard.

You have done well with this image :toast:

Oh and i loved the "high hide" when i went.And i shall pay the £15 when i go there again :cool:
Posted by jack chapman on March 22, 2008 at 6:08 PM
great pose and lighting, not keen on the square crop here though
Posted by Paul Gibbs on March 23, 2008 at 6:21 AM
Very nice Tom, I like the shot and composition, I dont mind the square crop. I'll have to go there again this year, shame i'll miss the may visit, but i'll be on my hols.
Posted by Paul Inglis on March 23, 2008 at 8:11 AM
Hi Tom,

Excellent capture! I personally would have left a little more room on the right, for the bird to swoop into!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Chris Lloyd on March 23, 2008 at 8:35 AM
Cracking image Tom, I just wonder how a pano crop would look here.

Chris.
Posted by A.R.D on March 23, 2008 at 10:45 AM
Looks great to me.
Posted by Major Gilbert on March 23, 2008 at 12:12 PM
Its tight but it looks good to me Tom.
Its got to have been a memorable trip with an image like this. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Ian Mason on March 23, 2008 at 7:16 PM
This is one fantastic image. The colours are stunning. Maybe a touch of bg noise?
Posted by Paula Graham on March 24, 2008 at 6:08 PM
Very good Kite shot. I love the eye.
Posted by eric weight on March 25, 2008 at 2:30 AM
Great shot. I don't mind the square crop, it quite suits the strong diagonal element.
:toast: :toast: Eric