Black Shouldered Kite

[kipper]

Different perspective. I pretty much started to torment this bird when it didn't get scared of me I moved under it and started to shoot vertical up at it. He returned the favour and decided to drop one, luckily I dodged. Anyway I got about 10 good shots (take up about 85-90% of frame).


Nikon D70
Nikon 70-200VR
Nikon TC1.7IIE
Nikon SB800
Mode: Manual
Metering: Centre-Weighted (yeah tried something different)
Focal Length: 340mm
Shutter: 1/500
Aperture: F/4.8
ISO: 200
WB: Point and Shoot Curve (latest ver)
Flash Sync Mode: Front Curtain
Flash Mode: iTTL
Flash Comp: -0.3EV

[avkomp]

another good capture. up to the standard we have come to expect.
Is great to see the exposure info posted as well. helps us newbies to get a handle on how they were done.

I cant even get this close with everyday birds. Think people throw stuff at them around here.

I cant even hide in the bushes and wait because someone will probably call the cops. I had a look at the werribee plant on the web tonight also, sure looks world class for birdwatching

Have been busily trying to get the good words as to where some raptors might be in Sydney but no luck so far
Steve

[Glen]

Nice Darryl, good composition, glad you missed the one he dropped.


Are you taking the mickey out of us non ornithologists, as this bird doesn't appear to have black shoulders?

[Catcha]

Another great shot, looks like his giving you the evil stare

[HappyFotographer]

I seem to be on every bird's hit list, I can step out of the car and cop a bomber so I would never stand under a bird like that.

Nice shot, but he does look like he is saying, "I know where you live bud".

Deb

[kipper]

Happy, I've got some classic greasy shots that I will post tonight.
It was 12 when I was pping this and I had to get up at 5

Glen, not taking the piss. As an adult they have white bellies, red eyes, black marks before and behind the eye (letter wing kite doesn't have the black mark behind the eye) and has grey upper wing section with a black region along the edge of the front of the wing. It's really only visible from the top of the bird. Juvenilles tend to have an orangey brown (similar color to Nankeen Kestrel) around the head and breast. As you can see this bird has a few streaks of brown left in it's breast so I'm guessing it's fairly young.

[Aussie Dave]

Daryl
really great capture. I love the exposure on this, well done.

Hopefully one day I can make it out to WTP with you guys (and gals) to see how you do it

[Heath Bennett]

I seem to be on every bird's hit list, I can step out of the car and cop a bomber so I would never stand under a bird like that.

Nice shot, but he does look like he is saying, "I know where you live bud".

Deb

That is supposed to be fantastic for good luck. Go buy a lottery ticket!!!

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Great shot btw, amazed that at that focal length the SB800 has the power to reach. In fact you dialled down the power to -0.3EV! How close were you?

[Glen]

Darryl, you amaze me with the minute details you pick up on different examples of birds. It is becoming quite encyclopedic the knowledge you guys have on different birds.

[yeocsa]

Very Nice eye contact and exposure.

The white on this guy can be easily overexposed if you are not careful. Really nice to have such subject that doesn't mind being photographed. In fact you can see that he is so confident and is checking on his visitors. The problem we had, however, were the distracting branches.

regards,

Arthur

[kipper]

I should of dialled up my flash compensation from -0.3EV to like +1.3EV and used less ambient light for the shot (e.g increased shutter speed, and slightly narrowed the aperture). That would of probably helped balance out the ambient and fill flash and reduced the hotness around the right hand side of the face.

[PiroStitch]

Definitely a different perspective Great capture as usual Darryl.

Btw, next time you go..make sure you don't have white on you

From today's The Age oddspot:

Birds prefer their droppings to be on white cars because they associate the colour with predators, a study has found. After counting the droppings on 2000 cars, researchers at Bristol University concluded birds were less likely to dirty blue and black vehicles.

[tcsphoto]

Nice capture. Do you shoot in srgb or Adobe rgb colorspace? I have tried both and am not sure if there is a preferred.

[kipper]

aRGB here.

[mudder]

Wow, Darryl, this is great! Very nicely exposed and the eyes are as clear as a bell...

[redline]

i think the shot works quite good, i don't think you need to put back on the flash exp or increased it as it could have thrown shadows from the braches.

[mic]

Harry Kipper Butler In The Wild

Great capture Kipp

If someone fired an SB800 mega blaster underneath me I'd probably let one go as well.

Mic.

[flipfrog]

such a sharp detailed image!
nice work