RED KITE..

monkeydave · 22-07-2007, 20:02

Hi all went for a trip to gigrin farm today "in wales "
took a few of these bird but to be honest i found it very hard.. well worth going if you every get the chance..

hope you like

you gotta try this

P-E · 22-07-2007, 20:06

Nice one......was this with the 300mm F4?

**Markulous** · 22-07-2007, 20:44

Detail's pretty good but there seems to be a slight green tinge to the underside

Keep meaning to go to Gigrin as I pass that way fairly regularly. What times do they feed and how many other people were there?

fionaB · 22-07-2007, 20:50

that is awesome..... i think i will pay a call up the road where they have a red kite centre and hide. after seeing this it must be worth a try!

Fi

monkeydave · 22-07-2007, 21:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by P-E

Nice one......was this with the 300mm F4?

yes with the 1.4 converter on " 420mm"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markulous

Detail's pretty good but there seems to be a slight green tinge to the underside
may be my ps not sure

Keep meaning to go to Gigrin as I pass that way fairly regularly. What times do they feed and how many other people were there?

opens at 1 . they feed at 3 and close at 6
to be honest the birds are about from 2 ish onwards depending on weather i suppose
there is a bit of a lull around 3.30 well was today then it went wild at least a hundred or so...
people not to busy today but that may have been due to the weather

hth

**Markulous** · 22-07-2007, 21:23

Cheers!

monkeydave · 25-07-2007, 20:49

another from the same day.. not as good but i thought id share

tfl dave

Charlotte · 25-07-2007, 22:34

Super shots

Actually I prefer the 2nd shot; his eyes, face + underside are clear + sharp, i.e. sharp where it matters, + good colours (except for a green tinge, particularly noticeable on his L wing). Don't be misled into thinking that every picture with a bit of blur in it is no good! In this case the blur indicates movement in his wings whilst you've briliantly frozen the movement of his head + torso, which means your focusing was spot on! Also I prefer the BG of clear blue sky in this one, + feel the bit of blurred foliage in the first shot would best be removed. (

altho' I'm thinking about that last comment, 'cos it does indicate a sense of scale, i.e. where the bird is in relation to ground level.)

John F · 25-07-2007, 22:55

Wonderful! I quite often get that greenish look on the underside. I'm fairly sure it's reflection from the grass.

Charlotte · 25-07-2007, 23:02

Looks like a white balance issue to me, like a tungsten setting

Try setting the WB manually + not rely on auto.

John F · 26-07-2007, 00:29

Charlotte, as a matter of interest, I have tried removing the green cast using white balance in Camera Raw but the other colours are affected too much. Also, I only seem to get it when the birds are over grass. I would be interested in your thoughts, or anyone else's, because if I could prevent it I would be delighted.

Charlotte · 26-07-2007, 00:47

John, on a bright day like in these shots, I would suggest a polariser. This would reduce the reflection of light from the grass

Unfortunately I don't have the time just now to have a go with these particular images, so am mentally working blind now, by saying the first thing I'd do in the 'digital darkroom' would be to alter the colour balance by shifting the tint slider in the WB setting (not the main WB slider) toward the magenta, i.e. away from green. It is usually a very fine adjustment to get this setting just right. I think you'll find that does the trick

Edit: And don't forget to set the WB manually - auto does get it wrong sometimes.