Wonderful close-up with great details.Loved the eye.
07-07-2011, 10:18 AM
Ofer Levy
Excellent! Beautiful light, colours and BG. Sharp with excellent detail. Would crop off the right as I don't see the justification to make this a pano rather than a standard horizontal.
07-07-2011, 10:43 AM
Kaustubh Deshpande
Chris, loved the alert pose in this one. Perfect DOF....razor sharp bill tip makes a big difference. Did you focus at a spot between eye and bill? At this shooting angle, we usually see sky BG....this BG is great. Superb sharpness.
I like the crop as presented.
07-07-2011, 10:50 AM
Sachin Saraf
Stunning image with plenty of details...interesting to know that it was on top of you...if you do not disclose no one can make it out...
07-07-2011, 11:33 AM
Stu Bowie
How is that beak. Exceptional sharp detail Chris, and the light and colours are stunning. Good DOF too. Well captured.
07-07-2011, 12:41 PM
Wynand van Wyk
Wow, fantastic close up captured! Love the detail, background and light. Best close up I have ever seen of a Bearded Vulture.
Superb!:S3:
07-07-2011, 06:35 PM
Karl Egressy
A truly beautiful portrait shot, Chris. Based on the head shot, it looks like a beautiful bird. I can imagine how majestic they can be in flight.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
07-07-2011, 06:57 PM
Daniel Cadieux
Don't tell me this was taken in flight!!:t3 I agree with Ofer's crop suggestion, but all else is top-notch. Is the pupil slightly navy blue?
07-07-2011, 07:03 PM
arash_hazeghi
Excellent light, pose and details Chris have never seen this specie up close it must be really impressive!
07-08-2011, 07:48 AM
Chris van Rooyen
Thanks guys, you the focus was between the bill and the eye. No not a flight shot, we were in the Giants Castle hide. The bird landed on a rock not more than 10 metres away, I was worried that the 600mm would have trouble focusing:S3:
07-08-2011, 11:26 AM
Vivaldo Damilano
Brilliant Chris, what a great shot, detail and sharpness are amazing. It must have been so exciting having this bird land so close TFS:cheers:
07-08-2011, 12:59 PM
Nico Steenberg
:eek: Great sighting Chris IMG is sharp and well exposed. Like that eye. Super portrait !
07-09-2011, 07:56 AM
christopher galeski
great portrait image,good details,nice BG,thanks.
07-09-2011, 09:37 AM
Craig Brelsford
That bill looks like a piece of marble. Way to rise to the occasion, Chris. Why were you worried about focusing at 10 m? The Nikkor 600 mm lens can focus down to distances of 5.6 m or so, and I recently was shooting bee-eaters with no trouble at all from 7.1 m.