Jodolohitie

[Alexander Koenders]

In the Alps of Austria the people like to jodel. A strange sound to call to eachother. Waching this buzzard i got the feeling he was trying to do the same thing:D;)

Olympus E3, Zuiko Ed300 F2.8, Zuiko 2.0 converter, 600mm focuslength, F6.3, 1/1600sec, ISO400, 0 stop

[Duane Noblick]

I like the detail around the head (the eye is superb) and the open beak is definately a plus in this one.

[Harshad Barve]

Lovely compo and fantastic details , Open beak is added bonus
TFS

[jfranciskay]

Wonderful capture! I really like the pose with the open beak, nice catchlight in the eye. The exposure is right on, colors are good. The only minor nits I can find are the background is a bit noisy, and a hair distracting in the transition from dark to light areas.

[Jim Fenton]

I do like the calling pose and sharpness.

Overall the light looks a tad harsh.

The OOF diagonal elements in front of the birds head detracts a fair bit to my eyes.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the light, sharpness, eye contact and the calling pose adds interest. Was he trying to intimidate you because he had food?

[Alexander Koenders]

I like the light, sharpness, eye contact and the calling pose adds interest. Was he trying to intimidate you because he had food?

Hi Axel,

No he had something in his throat and tried to get rit of it.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Love the pose and compo here . Would run NR on the BG though . Looks very noisy for ISO 400 .

[Arthur Morris]

Cool pose. The bird's head looks to be ever-so-slightly angled away. Smoothing out the background a bit is an option.