High-fliers

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

A mixed flock of Brahminy and Black kites above the sea near Karwar. They soar in large numbers to locate incoming fishing boats from where they can snatch a quick meal.

Canon 500D, 18mm
SS 1/500
Av 11
ISO 200
EC -0.7
Full frame image

Thanks, C&C welcome.

[Mrudul Godbole]

I liked the vertical composition, it gives a nice view of both the kites on top and the mountains below. The different shades of blue look nice. Good you could get a few clouds to add to the composition. Nicely captured. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Abhishek,
This is a nice image. What time you clicked this? The birds in the sky lend a lot of drama to this. If this would have been clicked early in the morning/late in the evening, then there would have been lot of colours as well. I would have preferred the foreground rocks in this image. Thanks for sharing. Keep on experimenting.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi
PS: You guys are enticing me to visit all these small places. How to do? There is only one life!

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Thanks Sabyasachi. This was clicked at around 4.30 pm. Wouldn't have been possible to click this later in the evening because the kites are active only during a 15-20 minute period when the day-long fishing fleets come to port. Moreover, the flock moves collectively, and they would be at this particular spot for as short as 20-30 seconds.

[Kaustuv Chatterjee]

Beautiful composition and play of the blues....great landscape, bird action and mood!