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Juvenile Brahminy Kite


Juvenile Brahminy Kite
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Copyright: Richard Cridland (rcrick) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 717 W: 38 N: 1560] (5019)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-29
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark III, Canon 400mm 2.8 IS USM, SanDisk Ext. III 1GB
Exposure: f/11, 1/500 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Port of Brisbane Wetlands [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-01-26 17:36
Viewed: 627
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I was going though my backup dives when I found this shot which I took at the end of June last year, it’s of a juvenile Brahminy Kite taken down at the Port of Brisbane wetlands.

The adult Brahminy Kite is unmistakable, though juveniles may be confused with the Whistling Kite (longer tail and distinctive under-wing pattern) or light Little Eagle. First-year juveniles may also be mistaken for Ospreys, but are dark underneath rather than white.

Its habitat is mainly coastal and in particularly it hangs around mangrove swamps and estuaries. It is also sometimes seen over forests and along rivers.

It feeds on carrion (dead animals), insects and fish. It swoops low over water, the ground or tree tops and snatches live prey or carrion from the surface.

It also very good at stealing from fish-hunting birds, snatching prey in flight. It harries or bothers other birds such as gulls, Whistling Kites, Osprey or Australian White Ibis.

Details, Shot Raw and converted to Jpeg, cropped slightly re-sized and re-sharpened for posting.

File Name IMG_0236.CR2
Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Shooting Date/Time 29/06/2008 11:11:16 AM
Shooting Mode Shutter-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/500
Av( Aperture Value ) 11.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 160
Lens EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM
Focal Length 400.0 mm
Image Size 800x582
Image Quality Jpeg
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Servo AF
Picture Style User Defined 1(Neutral)
Sharpness 7
Contrast 2
Saturation 1
Color tone 1
Color Space sRGB
Long exposure noise reduction 2:Enable
High ISO speed noise reduction 1:Enable
Highlight tone priority 0:Disable
File Size 79.6kb
Drive Mode Low-speed continuous shooting
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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1163 W: 32 N: 1204] (3688)
  • [2009-01-26 21:55]

Hi Richard,
Beautiful in flight capture.Sharpness,details,framing and timing are excellent.
Thanks for posting.

A perfectly frozen in-flight capture of the Kite Richard, the faint movement in the BG resulted from your panning the camera during the take, I think. The finely illuminated flight feathers are sharply depicted and are in good detail. TFS this my friend.
Cheers,
Mehmet

Hi Richard,
This is a very good capture of this raptor in-flight! This is not an easy shot to do and you did great. Details, composition and exposure look good! I’m surprised that you could freeze the movement like this using 1/500 sec. You must have press the button at the good moment. I have tried similar shot yesterday but the bird that way too far from me; they are always too far :) Thanks,
Claudine

Rick,

Visiting your old photos is not a bad idea - just look at what you found! Very nice work mate. I can see you had the full sun coming straight down (or almost) but you've still managed to expose the wings well. Great job.

Best Regards,

Martin

You have captured a great shot of the flying Kite at SS 500, Richard. The details on its widespread wings are very sharp and clear.
Thanks a lot for your kind words on my completion of 3 years on TN.
Ram

Hi Rick,

Excellent composition and note, minor gripe is that there's a very visible white sharpening halo around almost the entire bird, what happened there? Looks like a bit too much sharpening to me.

John

hello Richard

excellent in-flight photo of the Juvenile Brahminy Kite,
shot with very fine POV the bird's underparts,
also very fine framing, sharpness and details are excellent, TFS

Asbed

Hi Richard,
Nice comp and POV, great detail.
Colors look natural, well exposed too..
Great catch :)
Howard

Superb shot, Rick!A juvenile of this species is very rare to spot, and you've done a superb job of capturing it!
Cheers!
Goldy

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-01-28 10:23]

Hi Rick,

I'm surprised you didn't post this picture sooner! A wonderful in-flight shot of this Brahminy Kite. Wonderful colors and sharp details of the face, body, wings, and tail feathers. He is in a lovely position as he flies by the blurred trees in the background. A lovely composition.

Jane

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3833 W: 190 N: 11412] (35173)
  • [2009-01-28 12:05]

Hello Rick,
A superb in-flight capture of a juvenile Brahminy Kite taken froma superb POV with fine sharpness, lighting and set in a great composition against a blue sky.
Welld one and TFS!
Cheers,
Ivan

Hello Rick

A beautiful in flight capture that is well composed with lots of room for this kite to soar.
Excellent plumage detail in the spread out wings.The lighting is providing some good colours too.
Lovely sharp details.
TFS

Wolf

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