Essence of red kite

Hi All

While I had reservations about my previous red kite post, this one appeals to me greatly.

Placing the kite exiting the frame (via focus point selection) has increased the 'tension' in the image and heightened the feeling that the bird is in a hurry. This comp will not appeal to all but I find it useful in making the suggestion that something is moving quickly.

Good, indifferent and bad comments welcomed, as always.

Cheers,
Chris

1Ds3, 500 mm ISO 100, 1/15 @ f/13, Gimbal/tripod

Very intriguing image Chris. The background may not be to everyones tase but it suits this image very well. Its got an almost painterly quality to it. Bird is great - the relatively sharp body and blurred but graphic wings work really well, and exiting the frame gives it a rather splendid air of mystery. I like it very much.

Definitely a different take on a BIF Chris which I think works very well. I could very easily live with this hanging on my wall

A very different image very arty I like it

Gigrin with a 'hint' of your Norfolk work thrown in Love it for the style,just enough detail and colour to let the viewer no what the subject is

Hi Chris,

I dont normally like this type of shot but in this case I do.
It is sharp enough to be able to make out what the subject is and the crop and position of the bird enhance the feeling of movement

Very arty, but it works for me.

I like this Chris.... OOTB thinking, the subject has enough detail to be recognised, with the sense of motion adding greatly to the dynamics of the image (practising as I have a camera club comp to judge later this month )

Excellent

I too like this a lot Chris - a deliberate plan that yielded a cracking result.

It's a pity the ground line is sloping - if it were level then everything would match up and the effect would be complete.

Nonetheless, great imagery and thinking

Very creative, I liek it a lot, from the placement in the frame to the blur it all works very well for me. Lovely image!

Love this, I would prefer more space around the bird but the falling snow works well with the blur.


liam

Can't quite make up my mind on this one, but it certainly made me look at it for longer than I normally would spend on an image, so clearly it works!!

I like the motion blur, sufficient to impart a sense of movement and the 'sharp enough' kite to make it recognizable. However I don't like the positioning of the bird flying out of the frame. For me that just doesn't work. I can understand your thinking (and explanantion) but to my visual perception it just doesn't balance properly. When I look at an image I try to see it for what it is and I generally find that if the reasoning behind the making of the image has to be explained to me then the image hasn't worked. Of course, that could just be my uneducated and somewhat un-artistic mind as it obviously works for many people.

Out of the box nicely executed, shame about the sloping background.
Rene de Heer

Hi Chris, not sure about this one.

Hi Chris. I have looked at this one a few times and keep coming back to it. I love the effect and find it very powerful. What I find different is the position of the bird. I'd like it on the left, but then maybe by breaking the convention the shot is more dynamic like you say as that is the space vacated.