The Pharaoh's Chicken

[Girish Prahalad]

Popularly known as the Egyptian Vulture, this is classified as an endangered specie by IUCN.
Made in my hometown Bangalore with a Canon 450D + Sigma 150-500. Handheld.
Exif : F6.3, ISO 200, SS 1/1000 @ 500mm. Aperture Priority / Eval.
Levels / Cropped from Horizontal / USM / NR on BG.

Comments & critiques most welcome.

[Lyle Gruby]

Must have been very cool to see an endangered bird! IQ looks very good. I'd crop in about 1/3 from the top. I like the "mane" around the head.

[vishaljadhav]

Lovely wing details and nice head turn and a nice catchlight.

[Robert Holguin]

Great shot.
This has to be one of the best looking vulture species that I have seen.
Terrific pose, great IQ, and nice comp.
Well done.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice pose, light and excellent fether details.

[Manjeet & Yograj Jadeja]

beautiful plumage of the bird makes this image,
designed for the cover :)

[Marina Scarr]

Very unique looking bird and really liking that look-back pose and the vibrant colors. Background (BG) needs a little noise reduction (NR).