Young and innocent
I really liked the Black Vultures in Florida. This young one is from Myakka State Park in sw. FL. I'm always ready to capture a gape like this but I'm not always successful.
I cropped, cleaned up the bill a little and sharpened. I like the blue sky in the eye and accentuated this a little with some selective saturation there.
Date: 24 February, 2013, Time: 0843h
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x, @ 700 mm
Program: Manual
ISO 800, 1/320s, f/7.1
John, great detail, excellent techs. I really like the open mouth & the visible tongue is cool raised to the third power. Sky in the eye is neat too. TFS.
Andrew
Very nice portrait of one ugly bird. I guess like humans, they can't all be pretty. You did make it look attractive though! Nice details all through it.
John, Beautiful image of a face only a mother could love. Great detail in the blacks. I was wondering if the inside of the mouth could go a littler redder or was it that colour.
Thanks everyone!
To be honest Roy I can't remember the colour of the inside of the mouth. I think it was approximately as shown but hey, let's see with some saturation boost to that area, done in LAB colour!
John, like the repost with more saturation. I've never seen the inside of a Black Vultures mouth either but most birds of prey's mouths are more red.
Hi John , This guy is Awesome ! The repost is better (IMO) . I really Like all the Find Feather details !
Good one John. I like the detail and exposure with the light background. I think I like the extra saturation on the mouth. Did you lose any weather stripping on your car?
"It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera... they are made with the eye, heart, and head." - Henri Cartier Bresson
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Thanks everyone!
No Kerry, no problem with the car. Most of the Black Vultures were roosting on a bridge a little way from the main parking area. They were surprisingly skittish and we had to approach them slowly. Would love to got Turkey Vultures in the same situation but they seem much more skittish than the Blacks.
Awesome head shot John, the details are just superb. I like the RP with more saturation.
Well I guess you like the new 500mm, I am renting the 600MM and heading to Tampa next week to shoot with James. Will post next Friday,..see you with the Gannets soon!
Great image John with wonderful detail throughout. The detail in the eye was the first thing my eye went to when I opened your image. Great work.
With a face like that chances are he will remain innocent for a very long time...no mate is going to find him attractive lol
great closeup with amazing detail..love the boisterous open beak too
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