thephotosocietyのインスタグラム(thephotosociety) - 2月19日 07時57分

Photograph by @andyparkinsonphoto/@thephotosociety
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Red kite during a blizzard – I wish I could say that I’m surprised that the often reported ‘worst winter in years’ has, as it does every single year, failed to materialise but I remain hopeful that it might yet make an appearance. So far we have awoken to one decent fall of snow but, living as we do on the top of a hill, what snow did fall was gone in a few hours whilst down in the valleys, where a lot of my favourite go-to sites are, had next to none. I had thought about heading over to Mid Wales for the day, to Gigrin Farm and the red kites as they did have some snow forecast but it just seemed like too much of a risk. Rhayader, the tiny Mid Wales village where Gigrin farm is located is quite elevated and as such does get some decent snowfall most years and it remains a fantastic location to try and capture images of these beautiful raptors in falling snow. This was captured the last time that I visited, several years ago, and it shows the moment that a wild red kite is beginning to turn in Mid-air as it begins one of its dives. The main issue in these situations is always to try and compose the kite where you want it in the frame. Much the same as how I’ve shot diving gannets in the past I tend to use the focus lock buttons that are to be found on the lens barrels of most large telephoto lenses. Tracking the kite I try to anticipate when the kite is about to dive and then, as quick as I can I recompose and hit the shutter. I know that I’ve cropped a little off the right hand side of this image, if only to exclude a little of the featureless white sky creeping into the top right corner, but the technique is worth exploring and there’s no better place for practicing reliable flight shots than Gigrin Farm. Please #followme at@andyparkinsonphoto to keep up-to-date with my images @andyparkinsonphoto @thephotosociety @ナショナルジオグラフィック @natgeocreative @thephotosociety #redkite #ethicsbeforeimages #phototips #educateandinspire #nature #naturelovers #wildlifephotography #wildlife

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