Red kite
Photo of the Week by simonarron
Snapped today at the Hawk Conservancy Trust, just off the A303 near Andover, Hants. Taken with K-5 IIs and DA300
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Uploaded16/08/2015 - 19:39
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Posted 16/08/2015 - 20:48
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Snapped beautifully Simon, I particularly like the wide aperture and dark background.
Regards
David
Regards
David
Posted 17/08/2015 - 06:08
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A super shot, Simon. So sharp and detailed.
Best wishes,
Andrew
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Posted 17/08/2015 - 08:19
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A top class photo Simon, congrats on it getting the Photo Of The Week award.
David
David
Posted 17/08/2015 - 10:27
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A great image Simon...well worthy of POTW...congratulations
Karlo
Karlo
Posted 17/08/2015 - 17:35
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Wonderful image, congrats on the POTW award
Posted 17/08/2015 - 22:56
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Quite magnificent !
Posted 18/08/2015 - 04:28
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Great shot. but hard for me to really appreciate it. It reminds me of my late mother in law.
Regards, Horst
Regards, Horst
Posted 18/08/2015 - 07:30
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Thanks, all, for the positive feedback - and also to whoever selected it as PotW. That was an unexpected surprise when I awoke yesterday morning. I should also thank the kite for unwittingly putting its head in the right place...
It's obviously a lot easier capturing raptors at a bespoke reserve (although red kites are common enough above motorway bridges on certain parts of the M40), but this one obligingly stuck its head into a pool of sunshine as I was passing. I was already shooting wide open, as the available light was a bit patchy, so I flicked to spot metering to make sure the eye and bill area were accurately exposed... and that conveniently underexposed any background clutter to the point of invisibility. I didn't do much PP: a quick crop in PS Elements 12, and 'auto colour correct' gave the head a little more pep, but that was it.
This weekend? Back to racing cars...
It's obviously a lot easier capturing raptors at a bespoke reserve (although red kites are common enough above motorway bridges on certain parts of the M40), but this one obligingly stuck its head into a pool of sunshine as I was passing. I was already shooting wide open, as the available light was a bit patchy, so I flicked to spot metering to make sure the eye and bill area were accurately exposed... and that conveniently underexposed any background clutter to the point of invisibility. I didn't do much PP: a quick crop in PS Elements 12, and 'auto colour correct' gave the head a little more pep, but that was it.
This weekend? Back to racing cars...
Posted 18/08/2015 - 19:23
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Superb!
Roger
Roger
Posted 21/08/2015 - 08:04
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Top class...
Best
Best
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