Landing Cape Griffon Vulture

[Albert Froneman]

Hi All,

I made this image earlier this year during a trip to the well known vulture hide in Giants Castle Nature Reserve, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. I like the different side on landing view and used a vertical crop. I look forward to your comments!

1D MkIII; EF 500mm f/4L IS; Av; 1/1600; f7.1; ISO 640

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely shot, Albert. I like the raised wings with ruffled underwing coverts. Interesting how the blue light on the shaded part of the far wing matches the blue colours of the skin of the neck and face. Vertical crops suits this image well and the bird is perfectly positioned in the frame. These birds are just magnificent fliers.

[bill kominsky]

I agree with Tony on this entire image Albert, great job.

Bill

[Jonathan Michael Ashton]

Terrific image, great pose, composition, exposure and detail, just keep them coming!
Jon

[Mark Dumbleton]

Superb shot Albert!
Love the vertical crop - works so well!
Looking forward to hitting Giants Castle next year!

[Charles Glatzer]

Nice pose and capture.

Chas

[Mike Lentz]

When is your Vulture book coming out? Another super image!

[Ramon M. Casares]

Terrific! ,pose, light, detai, BG, comp, all is just great! Congratulations!

[Arthur Morris]

Quite lovely with a killer BKGR. I wish that the head were angled just a bit more towards you. And I love the pose and the soft colors.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice pose and bg. I like the wings. Lovely image.