Bearded Vulture

[Chris Kotze]

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM +2.0x
f 5.6
SS 1/1400
ISO 1000
Manual exposed

Giants Castle
I was fortunate that this image were selected on the front cover for Africa Geographic 20 years celebration edition http://www.ckphotography.co.za/about.html

[gail bisson]

Congrats on the cover Chris. I really like how the editors cropped and flipped the image.
Tack sharp and IQ is wonderful.Red eye ring really pops.
You nailed the whites on the head.The Giant's castle BG and light are beautiful as always.
IS SS 1/1400? Is that a typo?
Gail

[Chris Kotze]

Thanks Gail much appreciated, Yep is a typo error should be 1/14000

[Grace Scalzo]

Way to go, Chris. Intense with beautiful details on the face and eye. I can see why it was chosen for the cover .

[Ashley Cohen]

Stunning close up, love it.

[Richard Stern]

Hi,

Beautiful colors, detail and overall feeling of power and speed. Congratulations.

Richard

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Chris, great detail on the head, and just love all the different colours. The head pops nicely against the BG.

I remember congratulating you personally at AR a while back.

[Richard Flack]

Awesome image Chris. Gotta love the hide at Giants Castle! I need to spend more time there. Congrats!!

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent flight pose and sharp details.

[vishaljadhav]

COngrats on this one
THis is surely a great image

[Ted Ellis]

Stunning Chris!!!!

Ted

[Markus Jais]

Stunning close-up shot. Very well done. Great composition. I also like the warm colors.

Markus

[Joe Senzatimore]

Congrats on the cover. A fine "in your face" image. Super comp and detail.

[Chris Kotze]

Thanks everyone it's much appreciated

[arash_hazeghi]

sweet light and closeup details. I wish to see more of the near wing and more details in the shadow area (some of darks are blocked)

TFS, great job

[Chris Kotze]

Thanks Arash much appreciated. I do have shots with a full frame of the body with no shadows, I like this one as it came so close. I decide to go with a portrait comp for the cover and tried to crop the shadow areas of.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image.Beautiful HA, colors,details and composition. Love the eye.TFS.

Regards,
Satish.

[mohammad reza shahab]

Excellent flight pose,composition and sharp details.

[Melissa Groo]

This is absolutely awesome, Chris, just seeing it for the first time. Such amazing sharpness and detail! Dig the comp. Totally riveting.

[Marina Scarr]

Terrific image and congrats on the cover, Chris. The details at this close range are just amazing!!!