Glen Roberts
Well-Known Member
Red Kites.
Couple of Kites.
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Brian Moore
Moderator
Excellent shots Glen. In that first one he's looking right at you!
Bryan Hunt
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Excelent flight shots Glen great feather detail
Darren Turner
XProPhotographer
Wow the detail is awesome, you did a great job here, brilliant set Glen........Thanks for sharing.........
Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
Glen - assume these are all 400 f5.6L shots?
I had heard it was highly favored for birds in flight, and I can see why
I like the composition of #2, angled across the frame with space to fly into - very nice
I had heard it was highly favored for birds in flight, and I can see why
I like the composition of #2, angled across the frame with space to fly into - very nice
Glen Roberts
Well-Known Member
That's right Chris they were taken with the Canon 400 f5.6 L.
When I was first thinking of upgrading from my old Fuji 5600 zoom it was the reviews of this lens that made me choose Canon over the Nikon, Sony and Pentax cameras.
Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
Amazing performance, and then you see how relatively light and hand-holdable it is.
It's been in the Canon L series for a long time - one of the oldest teles in fact - must sell very well (for obvious reasons)
Where about's did you go to find the kites?
It's been in the Canon L series for a long time - one of the oldest teles in fact - must sell very well (for obvious reasons)
Where about's did you go to find the kites?
Mark Grant
Canon user
Excellent photos Glen.
There are some Red kites near us in East Yorkshire as they where released here a few years ago and they nest in some woods nearby (it's a bit of a secret exactly where
- I wont tell anyone 
)
I have seen them hunting over the fields a few times, always a great sight.
link to the yorkshire red kites information website:
http://www.yorkshireredkites.net/
There are some Red kites near us in East Yorkshire as they where released here a few years ago and they nest in some woods nearby (it's a bit of a secret exactly where
- I wont tell anyone )I have seen them hunting over the fields a few times, always a great sight.
link to the yorkshire red kites information website:
http://www.yorkshireredkites.net/
Glen Roberts
Well-Known Member
I think it's about time they produced and IS version of this lens because my handholding technique is a bit dodgy at times
.There is place about 25 miles away were there has been a reintroduction of Red Kites but getting shots of them are hit and miss but these shots were taken in Scotland. There is a Red Kite feeding station where there are over 50 Red Kites flying just above you and coming down for food.
A bit like shooting fish in a barrel really
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