Hooded Vulture

[PRABIR BHATTACHARYYA]

A Hooded Vulture sighted in the early morning at South Luangwa, Zambia.

[50D, 400mm f/5.6L]
1/500s, f/5.6, ISO-800

http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa454/Prabir-2010/WhiteHoodedVulture-2A.jpg

Thanks for C&C.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Nice look back pose, not a very pretty guy...Did you underexpose the initial image? As I see lots of noise on the subject as well as BG which makes me think large crop or lightened in PP. Colors look good though

[PRABIR BHATTACHARYYA]

Thanks Dumay. Yes, its a large crop to avoid distractions.
I have made some modifications and made a re-post.
I'd appreciate your views again.
Thanks a lot.
http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa454/Prabir-2010/WhiteHoodedVulture-2B.jpg

[Mital Patel]

repost is much much better but plz keep the size intact to enjoy the beauty of this vulture :)

[Sachin Saraf]

Nice capture...good low angle and look back pose...Agree with Dumay about noise in OP. also seems little tight in frame.

[Stu Bowie]

Prabir, the lookback shows off the beak nicely against the clean BG. Dumay hit the high points with regards to the noise, but agree to post the same size to see the difference. Your repost looks better at the size posted.

[PRABIR BHATTACHARYYA]

Mital, Sachin, Stuart - thanks a lot for your comments.