Photo taken at 7:48 AM (14 minutes after sunrise).
Looking at Big Meadows in Magic Hour, just after sunrise.
Tripod mounted A7r and Leica M 90mm f2.5 Summarit lens.
ISO 400, f11, 1/160 second.
Exposure Corrected +0.59 Stops.
October 26, 2016
At Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
Ronny Olsson wrote:
Ohhhh lovely shot !
Just love what bird and have not seen it i real live
Black-winged kite have been seen in Sweden
but not by me
Thank you very much, Ronny! The orange eyes are intense and render the look of the kite to be somewhat devilish, if I may say so. In that respect, the kite is more striking than even falcons, another bird I enjoy photographing.