Red Kite

Canon 1D2n, 600mm f4 is x1.4tc, 1/640s, f7.1, iso 400.

I was taking some nice photos of this lovely Scottish sky today when this darn thing got in the way .Actually, Conditions were horrendous, with a howling wind, squally showers, rainbows and changing light every minute. Very few shots were worth keeping. I would have preferred a little cloud in the sky, but this is the closest I've got to one of these, so I'm happy till next time!

LARGE VERSION:
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And so you should be.... perhaps a little bit smaller in a landscape format? very nicely captured given the described conditions.

Nice shot, I know it's difficult to decide where to crop with only a blue background. I think you got this pretty much right.

Well done

Very nice Ian, wish I could look up and find these! The diagonal position works well as it gives a bit more space for the kite to look into than other angles. Plus I guess with the plain background it would be easy to add canvas to change the composition if desired

Very nice, Ian. And good to see a Scottish bird. Was this Argaty feeding site? Cheers, Mark

Mark

Was this Argaty feeding site?

Yes indeed! The blighters didn't get round to feeding though till the light faded. Thankfully, many of the birds didn't have tags. You can of course also see them regularly elsewhere though.

Congratulations, Ian, on getting good lighting conditions despite the weather! And this view of the birds is the most difficult of all to get from the hide at Argaty, if that's where you were. I'm envious of the crisp detail you have managed to capture on the underside of the bird against a bright sky background. Most of the time mine end up as black outlines against a good sky or detailed bodies against a washed-out sky!

Tom

You should be pleased Ian,superb shot.


Keith.