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I have been going through some images from earlier this year. I didn't do hardly any pp on this one so I can post it now.
I know that Black vultures are common to many on this forum, coming from Europe it was something different. It was taken in Panama.
All c&c welcome.
7D
300mm f/4 + 1.4
ISO 400
1/200 Handheld with IS
f/8
Evaluative metering
Full frame and no out of the ordinary pp
great sharp eye! and beautiful details in the blacks. I also really like the blurred background. The only thing I would have liked to see is the body closest to the camera to be more in focus. I really like the intensity and pose in this image.
am looking forward to hearing from others on the cropping.
The eye contact and HA is really nice here. The bg has a nice colour to it and is nicely uncluttered. You've exposed it really well. The head looks nice and sharp with lots of great details that would come up really nicely if you wanted a tighter crop.
Thanks for the comments. Yes, I did consider cropping from the right so it was approximately square, but just wanted to post the full frame first.
Interesting portrait Ben. I like the idea of capturing the bird looking back. The image is nice and sharp where it counts.
There are several crops that might work here IMO. I think tighter on the face is the obvious move because you have to ask how much the body is contributing to the image. I can see a vertical and a horizontal working. Will be interested to see what you come up with. I would also lighten the face a little around and below the eye to bring it out of the shadow. I tried this with the dodge tool in Photoshop and the result looked good.
John, thanks for the comments. I have incorporated some of your suggestions below. An improvement?
That repost really takes it over the top for me. I think you could crop this in many different ways but this really works! I am really drawn in to the eye/neck area because of the texture there - it's incredible to see it this close up.
Excellent exposure on the blacks...a very nice image overall!
Really a great job on the blacks and the head is fantastic, looking at the two versions I do like the second crop better as it brings it even closer.
