Kite kill

critiques welcomed

This lens is absolutely awesome. What sharp detail and well framed shot you have. Great background.

Awesome shot, the composition is nice and the subject is crisp; well done.

Thanks guys, and yes, I love the lens too. I'd say it's about as sharp and crisp as the 70-200... actually not quite as good as the 300 2.8 or the 500 4.0. But the difference is so small, and the maneuverability is fantastic. I have many shots from this trip that were only possible due to the lens.

That is an awesome shot. Any shots of harrier taking gopher from kite? My 2 favorite birds of prey.

Wow, it took a second look at this picture to figure out what was going on, and I love it! Bravo!

Thanks all, and no dice on the harrier... it was about 200 yards away when finally the harrier forced the kite to drop the varmint. We saw it plummet, but that was it, behind a hill.

Wonderful capture Donn. I hope we are going to see a lot from Kenya. Welcome.

Wow, now that is an incredible shot! Great perspective, subject, background....great shot!

Were you shooting on a tripod? If I had seen this through my view finder I would have been so excited that I would have started to shake...probably would have started to jump up and down...miss the shot...and feed that Harrier sooner than it was fed....A very crisp clear image of Life and Death...Excellent. Juan