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 by radar on Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:42 am
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,
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by Alpha_7 on Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:57 am
Lovely images André, and nice of the guy to sit there and pose for you as easy as you like.
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by fozzie on Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:16 pm
Andre - great capture of a very healthy specimen. You just have to be in the right position at the right time.
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by Shorty on Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:43 pm
Love the first pic - it looks as though the kite is looking right through you... or sizing you up for a meal
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by ATJ on Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:44 pm
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.
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by Onyx on Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:52 pm
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!
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by Pa on Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:03 pm
excellent Andre..... they show good detail.....
cheers pa
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by hyperhiryu on Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:36 pm
I was expecting to see a kid flying a kite...lol
Great shots mate! How big was this specimen?
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by ozimax on Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:52 pm
Wonderful and opportune image, especially the 1st one. Thanks for sharing with us.
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by stubbsy on Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:16 pm
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.
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by Oscar on Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:46 pm
Stunners André. Well done. 300 with the TC gets you nice and close.
Good detail too.
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by Manta on Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:25 pm
Great shots of a stunning bird. Nice work Andre!
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by radar on Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:38 pm
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.
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by chrisk on Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:33 am
damn that bokeh's nice and creamy.
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by marcotrov on Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:25 pm
Lovely images Andre. Great subject separation and colour saturation.
cheers
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by PiroStitch on Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:31 pm
great pic and spot on dof to seperate the bird from the bkg!
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by Finch on Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:01 pm
Hi Andre
You were lucky to be so close to this magnificent bird of prey.
My fave is the first shot.
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