Red Kite under the rain

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• Alex99 (18533)
• [2006-11-22 13:39]

Hi Valerie.
My congratulations. Perfect portrait of this beautiful bird. Your reflection of all its small details and colours tone are amazing. Wonderful light and impressive BG. The pose and expression of the face of the bird are unusual and funny a bit. Superb done and TFS.
Alexei.

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• jmp (8411)
• [2006-11-22 13:48]

Hola Valerie,
Bella foto de este pájaro de presa que tiene una postura apropiada a la lluvia que está soportando. Original pose, rara en estas magestusas águilas. Buena exposición, excelentes detalles y -como siempre- una composición atractiva e impecable.
Un saludo,
José M.

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• pablominto (16082)
• [2006-11-22 13:49]

Hello Valerie,
It is a beautiful bird indeed!
But with a somewhat sad look or maybe it is just me...
Well composed presentation, subject is captured with great details in the plumage and very natural colours!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• horia (14902)
• [2006-11-22 14:07]

Hi Valerie

What a great capture with this superb bird!
The eye contact issimply magical here and the usage of the flash just enhances all that.
Also the POV is great, the colors very beautiful and the composition superb.
Excellent DOF and impecable detail sharpness, too.
Very well done!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• marmottelolo (14691)
• [2006-11-22 14:19]

bonsoir valerie
cela faisait un moment que je n'avais pas vu un de tes clichés,je vois que tu n'as pas perdu la main.
ce portrait est magnifique,mais il a pas l'air commode celui-la.
bravo.
laurent

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• loot (10031)
• [2006-11-22 14:32]
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Hi Valerie

Sorry I can not help with the ID, but I'm sure one of our TN friends will help shortly. From its size and from its looks the closest I would venture is by speculating that it might be some kind of falcon, but I might be totally wrong with this assumption. It sure is a gorgeous specimen and you’ve managed pretty well to capture its striking beauty.

I can not see what your F/stop setting was, but looking at the bird’s body I would think that you were sold a little short on the DOF. However, what you lost there you made up triple with the amazing details and stunning colours you captured in the facial area, especially that remarkable eye and the incredible beak. The BG is well removed and sufficiently OOF and does not cause any distraction. You managed to control the exposure rather well and made good use of the fill-in flash.

Good work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• wishnugaruda (16640)
• [2006-11-22 14:53]

Hi Valerie,
it's a wonderful shot, so sharp and crisp, I can count the feathers - there are 2836 of them ;-), thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• jchemas (3390)
• [2006-11-22 15:14]

Hello Valerie
Great capture of this bird.
Superb POV, composition, colors, DOF, and impecable details. I love most of all the BG.
Great shot.
TFS
Regards
JC

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• dew77 (13209)
• [2006-11-22 15:20]

Hello Valery,
Very nice portrait.POV,clear details,blurred BG,framing and composition are wonderful.Excellent work!
TFS...:-)

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• nainnain (6259)
• [2006-11-22 18:14]

hello VAL
superbe macro, bonnes netteté, couleurs et détails extra, bon travail
amitiès et merci encore
EDITH

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• jcoowanitwong (12117)
• [2006-11-22 21:36]

Hi Valerie,
Beautiful picture. May be because of rain that made this proud bird looks a bit strange. Excellent sharpness, composition, exposure. Congratulations.
JC

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• coasties (27714)
• [2006-11-23 1:33]

Hi Valerie

Good sharp details, well composed and nicely isolated from the BG. TFS.

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• red45 (30243)
• [2006-11-23 3:40]

Bonjour Valerie!

You're lucky! You met so beautifull bird and captured it in excellent pose. Vigilant eye, great sharpness and POV - everything is perfect.

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• SunToucher (10175)
• [2006-11-23 4:14]
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HI Valerie,
I did some research for you, and I think it is the Milvus Milvus aka Red Kite. (http://home.hccnet.nl/r.goedegebuur/plaatjes/rodewouwp6.html)

You caught him really well, with super details and colors. The fill flash really helped to bring all the details out in the feathers. The BG looks a little bussy, but nothing major.

Good luck on your exposition.

TFS,
Niek

:) tomorrow

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• mikou (5269)
• [2006-11-23 6:25]

Hi Valerie.
Very nice portrait,really.Beautiful colours,nice composition,perfect POV,fine sharp details.I like dark blurry BG with pretty contrast opposite main subject.
Great work!Thank you for sharing and greetings.
Milos

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• ramthakur (32154)
• [2006-11-23 10:44]

Hello Valerie,
Amazingly beautiful portrait of this bird of prey.
Fantastic DOF, sharpness, colours and details. I would rate this picture among your best I have enjoyed looking at here on TN.
Thanks for sharing it.
Ram

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• izler (504)
• [2006-11-23 11:34]

hello valerie
here is wonderful portrait photo and successful using of flash. composition, point of view, blured background, depth of field, colours, sharpness and details are great
TFS
regards
izler

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• SkyF (8127)
• [2006-11-24 18:09]

Bonjour Valerie,
he looks a bit sad in the rain, but you captured him very well. Love the look and the pose. Very well composed portrait.
Sky

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• lemoineth (2286)
• [2006-11-25 15:29]

Superbe photo,ce rapace est très beau, son plumage est extra. A+ Thomas

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• jeanpaul (14117)
• [2006-11-27 19:11]

Bonjour Valérie

Tu nous présentes une superbe prise de vue avec ce portrait de cet aigle.Tu as réussi une excellent photo vue la condition de la température, avec de superbes détails et une très belle composition. Les couluers sont également très belles.
Félicitations et au revoir...JP

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• hester (11638)
• [2006-12-01 14:07]

There are rainy days at the weekend where I find myself staring out at the rain whilst drinking a cup of coffee - this bird has the exact same look :)

Wonderful shot, lovely sharp details, great POV and wonderful colours (especially considering the dull weather)

TFS

Karan

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• pvb (1861)
• [2006-12-20 13:38]

Hi,
Well I think you caught a wonderful bird with this amazing picture.
Good shaprness on the head and nice details.
tfs paula

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• matthew (336)
• [2007-07-18 12:09]
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• sranjan (4012)
• [2008-12-26 9:11]

Hello Valerie,
A well captured shot of Red Kite. Excellent plumage details, color & POV. TFS.
Regards-Subhash

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• boreocypriensis (33873)
• [2009-01-27 12:54]

Hello Valerie, what a beauty:) Great portrait capture of a red kite my friend. Wonderful details and nice composition.
TFS and cheers,
Bayram

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• Macroleo (864)
• [2009-02-01 23:36]

Hello Valerie,
Superb portrait of Red Kite! Very beautiful bird, composition, colours and details!

Best regards, Leonid

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• foozi (9083)
• [2009-07-12 6:51]

Hi valerie,
indeed an excellent shot. this is a real close one. Very detailed with patterns on the feathers. Superbly executed and you have taken the opportunity very well.
Congrats for this amazing presentation.

regards,
Foozi

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• ingridshaul (285)
• [2009-10-07 2:43]

Hi Valerie,
This is one of your early photographs and - it is astounding - how much your technic has changed an improved since!

Already then you showed your eye for Nature's beauty: the head of your kite is magnificent.

I guess - due to the rain - the light conditions were bad and therefore the depth of field did not reach the neck and shoulders.

Quite obviously, the bird is watching you, and you must have a very good flash - the animals does not appear to be disturbed.

As a matter of interest (I do not know anything about European Birds) - before writing this critique - I looked at several photos of Red Kites on the internet; I wonder, if your bird was a juvenile, because most images show some brownish feathers on the head and bigger, darker blobs on the other feathers...

Whatever he/she/it was, I also like very much the NATURAL background - overall very good work.
Regards
Ingrid