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Red Kite-Milvus milvus

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on April 15, 2009 at 3:02 AM
Red Kite-Milvus milvus
Hi Guys,

Here's a Red Kite i photographed at Gigrin's feeding station recently. I was amazed to see so many Red Kites circeling around my head.
Great experience and i hope i can get back there soon.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/800 sec
Aperture: F 7,1
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: - 1
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 800
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length: 780 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod & Wimberley Sidekick from hide
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/My own mix-Sharpening
Bibble Pro / Adobe Photoshop CS4

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Posted by jack chapman on April 15, 2009 at 3:49 AM
great image, stunning pose and great light
Posted by Justin on April 15, 2009 at 3:56 AM
Love the pose in this one. :toast:
Posted by Mike Smith on April 15, 2009 at 5:33 AM
Classic Gigrin stoop :toast:

Hope we haver these blue skies in May as well :smile:
Posted by Terry Longley on April 15, 2009 at 6:36 AM
Nicely timed capture :smile:
Posted by Matt Doggett on April 15, 2009 at 7:18 AM
Lovely wing position, nice one!
Matt
Posted by Malcolm Muir on April 15, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Superb

Malcolm :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paul Ashton on April 15, 2009 at 1:32 PM
This was a long time coming J but well worth the wait. A visit to Gigrin is always rewarding. This is a great shot. Very difficult to capture the dive as it's so spontaneous and rapid. I wonder how many shots you have of the tail disappearing in the bottom of the frame!

Paul
Posted by Mark Hamblin on April 15, 2009 at 2:05 PM
We've sen so many of these it is difficult to get something different, which is the challenge of course. This captures the twisting pose prior to the dive for food perfectly and stands out from the 'soaring' shots.