Up close and personal...

[MJ224]

Red Kite at Hendy.

I tracked it in from 1/2 mile or so and caught this almost overhead...

[AlfandBen]

Great shot. A slight lift on the shadows brings out a lot of detail on the underside of the wing.

[Isac]

Hi Mark. I agree with all A&B mentioned. I would have liked to see the entire bird as well. Did you crop or not? Your TC seems to have good clarity.

[David_MC]

Excellent shot Mark.

[MJ224]

Thanks for the comments. Yes agree I could have lifted the shadows under the wings. No, I missed the tail end, as the bird flew past, but I thought it helped to get close up to the bird's eye...

I have the series from afar to this close-up, this was by far the best..

[MJ224]

Not quite as sharp...

[Ozzie_Traveller]

Mark + team

"not quite as sharp" ......... we all seem to want the ultimate in sharpness from our lenses - but


When I re-look into images from 20+ yrs ago, the overall lack-of-sharpness when compared with today's lenses is a stark reminder as to how much better the current batch of stuff really us. Doesn't stop us still wanting the impossible here and now

Phil

[MJ224]

Yes agreed Phil. We expect too much sometimes, but no harm going for the top shelf. The j=kit we use these days is amazing...

[wigz]

I like the detail of the eye shown in the crop and it looks nice and sharp. The angle of the light didn't help here and I think brightening the head a little would help, but a very nice shot.

[HansE]

I like the photos and the comments. interesting comments about sharpness. There are prints in Gulgong taken from glass plates 250 years ago that amazed me with their sharpness.