An image of a young Bearded Vulture that I captured earlier this year at Giants Castle. I was lucky to freeze the action at that shutter speed:)
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Date/Time: 2008:05:07 10:07:49
Shutter speed: 1/800 sec
Aperture: 7.1
Exposure mode: Av
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Focal length: 500mm
07-18-2008, 04:07 PM
Alexander Koenders
Just perfect. espacialy the red arround his eye.
07-18-2008, 04:12 PM
Brian Wong
Hi Chris!
I like the "head shot" during a BIF! Maybe a little room on the bottom? I really enjoy this one!
07-18-2008, 05:40 PM
Michael Rosenbaum
Great focus on the subject, the eye, with the diagonals created by the wings. Very nice.
07-18-2008, 06:13 PM
Axel Hildebrandt
I like the crop, details and BG but the eye puts it over the top for me. Thanks for sharing!
07-18-2008, 07:31 PM
Ramon M. Casares
Just "Wow"... the first close up shot I see of these fantastic birds! Love it as is!
07-18-2008, 07:43 PM
carole wiley
Very, very nice. I love the tight crop.
07-18-2008, 08:31 PM
Ákos Lumnitzer
What an awesome capture! So tight and well balanced for my taste. :) I do wish there was more detail on the underwing, but can imagine how fast the action was. And I am not sure if any flash unit could keep up with a fast frame rate.
The eye is the icing on the cake. :)
07-19-2008, 12:38 AM
Loukie Viljoen
Chris you have shown the essence of the Bearded Vulture, especially the beard and the eyes. well done
07-19-2008, 02:41 AM
Ken Watkins
Truly amazing the detail is incredible!
07-19-2008, 05:22 AM
Kobus Tollig
"JA JA "--------YES YES Chris. mmmmmmm you make me Mad with stuff like this. Well done Sir
07-19-2008, 09:38 AM
Chris van Rooyen
thanks for the comments everyone, appreciated:)
07-19-2008, 10:14 AM
Gus Cobos
Excellent capture Chris.
You have razor sharp details and great colors. I like the crystal clear eye...:cool:
07-19-2008, 01:36 PM
Glenn Bartley
Spectacular detail!
07-19-2008, 03:07 PM
John Chardine
I'm very taken with the patterns on the wings made by the different coloured feathers. It almost looks like an oil painting. Love the eye sharpness and red ring.
07-19-2008, 04:34 PM
Marko Matesic
eye look awesome....as well as the rest of the image....
07-20-2008, 08:27 AM
Petros Petrou
I really like the colors and the details. This is the closest image I have seen of this very rare bird. Thanks for sharing.
07-20-2008, 09:01 AM
Chris van Rooyen
Thanks again for the comments everyone:)
07-20-2008, 12:46 PM
Paul Pagano
Just beautiful! Nice crop and the eye is tack sharp. Nicely done.
07-21-2008, 10:35 AM
Grace Scalzo
Really powerful..I felt a rush of excitement when I opened this thread. Just great work here!