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Angel Kite

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Posted by Robert Lawrence on October 29, 2009 at 2:20 PM
Angel Kite
This is another Kite picture taken this week. I liked the position of the bird but would have preferred more eye contact. The piece of hill at the bottom right corner was left in deliberately to try to 'anchor' the bird to the ground instead of the more common sky only shots. This is a vertical crop from a horizontal image so plenty of scope for cropping but this is the one I preferred.
500mm
1/3200 @ f6.3
iso 250
tripod.
Posted by Rob Ashton on October 29, 2009 at 5:09 PM
Very nice position. A small pity is the head facing away but we can't have it all.

Rob :toast:
Posted by tony flashman on October 29, 2009 at 5:31 PM
Fantastic pose very well captured. Sounds like you have plenty of cropping options.

Tony :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paul Rosser on October 29, 2009 at 5:35 PM
One of the best Red Kite shots I have seen Robert, Wales is a stronghold. The comp is spot on, and the image is so sharp. Very well done, in my opinion! I must go to Gigrin again.(not that I'm saying this is where you took this image, don't get me wrong)!
Regards,
Paul. :wavey:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on October 29, 2009 at 6:59 PM
Superb capture Robert :smile:
Posted by Ian Mason on October 29, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Gorgeous! I agree about the hill at the bottom anchoring the image.
Posted by Simon Phillpotts on October 30, 2009 at 6:13 AM
Really sharp and nicely processed, I quite like the head position myself. Great shot! :toast:

Simon
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on October 30, 2009 at 6:37 AM
Lovely shot, Robert.

Cheers,
Chris
Posted by Brett Lewis on October 30, 2009 at 8:27 AM
Another cracker Robert, love the pose of this one and the colour and detail rendered is stunning.

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Jeremy on October 30, 2009 at 10:21 AM
Great job in capturing the Kite in such a pose and in good light. I think you need a larger slice of land to 'anchor' the image, so would be inclined to crop it out if it were mine.