White backed Vulture

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Was glad to get this beautiful bird upclose and without blood on its beak ....for a change .

Camera : Canon 1D Mk III
Lens : Canon 600mm f4 IS
Aperture : f 7.1
Shutters : 1/1600
Speed : ISO 200

Cheers,
Rakesh

[Mark Wiseman]

Hi Rakesh,
Nice to see this image of a white backed vulture.
You have nice seperation of the head with a wonderful background and good detail, especially in that glassy eye.
The image appears as though it needs a little bit more saturation, but that most likely is due to the computer I am using to view your image, TFS and well done.

:5

[gail bisson]

Good comp and I like the curve of the neck. I didn't know they had blue skin. I really like the feather detail. Image is tack sharp with good BG. I would clone out the bright green spot just behind the neck,
Gail

[Randy Stout]

Rakesh:

Tremendous detail, pose and comp work well together. It does look a bit desatted, but I don't know this bird.

Agree with Gail about the green spot. I think you could tone it down to the luminosity of some of the more subtle green or clone it out.

I would also consider toning down the luminosity of the LUC a bit.

Cheers

Randy

[Mital Patel]

Rakesh Bhai,

Clarity, HA, Expo, Sharpness everything is just spot on. i might give a panoramic crop giving more space on right of the land to give balance as the popping head went too much on right and loos little center of attraction IMO.

[Arthur Morris]

Great advice above. Love the SH and the nice head and neck angle. What is the stuff on top of its head? :e3

[Ishmeet Sahni]

Rakesh, this is a super image. Like Gail, I never knew they had blue skin. I am fascinated by the beak,
it almost looks like it is made of ceramic.... the sharpness and clarity are amazing.....well done.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Looks like there is a couple of flies on the head. Excellent sharpness and details. The muted colours work well. I like the comp, just wish the grasses in ULC were not as pronounced.

[Arthur Morris]

Looks like there is a couple of flies on the head. Excellent sharpness and details. The muted colours work well. I like the comp, just wish the grasses in ULC were not as pronounced.

A large 50% Clone Stamp Tool would make them a lot less pronounced, especially if combined with Denise's Improved Protect and defend Cloning on a Layer. :S3:

[Sandesh R.Dhareshwar]

Tack sharp image this with fantastic details