Bearded Vulture _ Juvenile

[Loukie Viljoen]

Just another Bearded soaring at Giants Castle, with the habitat of Lesotho mountains in the background. Enjoy.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Date/Time: 2009:06:19 08:40:38
Shutter speed: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
ISO: 640
Lens: EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x
Focal length: 420mm

[David Fletcher]

Superb pose and bg Loukie. With some TLC this will be exceptional. (some nr on the bg and some smoothing on the top as the processing line is visible just above the wing tips, across the whole frame. Some halos present too), but both minor and quick fixes). Pose and detail in the bg make this a shot well worth a tickle. TFS

[Chris van Rooyen]

Great light and posture Loukie. I think David covered the minor points well.

[Harshad Barve]

great pose and light with nice BG
Agreed with Davidbhai here
TFS

[Stu Bowie]

I like the banking angle Loukie, and this too, pops from the BG. I feel this is maybe oversharpened, and there is a strong halo around the vulture.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful light, angle and details, congrats..

[Tony Whitehead]

Great pose, light and feather details, Loukie. Agree on the sharpening.

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Great pose and exposure. Halos and oversharpened have been mentioned. Really love the OOF but still recognizable background. JR