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Hi,

lately, there has been a black shouldered kite hanging around the neighbourhood. This morning, it decided to come close to my house. These shots were taken from a room upstairs at our place, just inside a sliding door

Looking at me


Looking sideways


They were taken with the D200, 300f4 with 1.7TC. First one was wide open, that's f6.7 with the TC and the second was at f7.1 since you lose 1.5 stops with the TC. It is approx 50% crop. Here is the full frame photo.



Given that I was in the uppper storey in my house, it basically put me at eye level.

C&C appreciated.

Cheers,

André

Lovely images André, and nice of the guy to sit there and pose for you as easy as you like.

Andre - great capture of a very healthy specimen. You just have to be in the right position at the right time.

fozzie

Love the first pic - it looks as though the kite is looking right through you... or sizing you up for a meal

Shorty

Excellent work, Andre. The eye contact is great. I like the detail in the first but also like the full frame version as it shows the context.

Wow, some of us have to travel far away to get out into the bush, you have the wildlife coming to you!

Great captures, fine details in the feathers are visible. That's getting really close!

excellent Andre..... they show good detail.....

cheers pa

I was expecting to see a kid flying a kite...lol

Great shots mate! How big was this specimen?

Wonderful and opportune image, especially the 1st one. Thanks for sharing with us.

Ozi.

These are great Andrè - good colour contrast between subject and background and wonderfully sharp - especially the first 2. Good when the subjects come to you too.

Stunners André. Well done. 300 with the TC gets you nice and close.
Good detail too.

Cheers, Mick

Great shots of a stunning bird. Nice work Andre!

Thanks heaps for the replies,

I was lucky that it decided to pose just outside my door, literally

I almost didn't see it since at the time, I was watching a sea eagle in the distance.

I was plesantly surprised as to the detail I was able to get with my 300f4+TC. I always knew it was sharp but having it on a tripod made a big difference.

hyperhiryu, the black shouldered kite would be a bit larger then your average pigeon. They are a very nice bird.

It certainly was nice to get it eye to eye.

Cheers,

André

damn that bokeh's nice and creamy.

Lovely images Andre. Great subject separation and colour saturation.
cheers
marco

great pic and spot on dof to seperate the bird from the bkg!

Hi Andre

You were lucky to be so close to this magnificent bird of prey.

My fave is the first shot.

Cheers