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    Sorry guys! Do not know why the image has disappeared in my first post!

    A cape griffon vulture coming in to land in Giants Castle, South Africa...


    Canon 7D and 500mm F4 L lens at 1/5000s, F5.6 and ISO 500.

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    fantastic. perfect pose and light. amazing color combonation. What an image!

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    Incredible image Rudi. Well done. Love it.

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    Killer Image

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    Perfect shot. Can't be any better in my opinion!

    Markus

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    The wing spread is fantastically captured, i love the IQ on the image great exposure
    Superb light, nice BG

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    Great Image. I like the balance of the vulture and the rock landing area. Outspread wings makes terrific symmetry. Good control of highlight detail and overall IQ.

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    Full of impact. A treat to view.

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    Terrific landing pose with excellent wing spread, light & IQ. TFS

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    One of the best photos I have seen in a long time. All the tech's perfect.

    Ben

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    Superb shot, lovely light, awesome wingspread, lots of detail and sharp

    TFS

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    Faultless image, love everything about it.

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    I like the wing position, outstretched feet and head, IQ, BG and composition. A real beauty!

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    excellent love everything here. I might consider cleaning up the droppings on the perch!

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    Spectacular image with beautiful color scheme. Love the wing spread, colors,details and composition.

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    Enough said, super image, great light and wing spread. You were there at the right time of day for sure.

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    Amazing image, Rudi. Perfect timing and beautiful details, background, comp and balance. TFS. Hennie.

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    Incredible !!

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    Thanks for the great feedback guys!

    Giants Castle is a magical place and you can read my blog post about it here: http://linruphotography.blogspot.com...tures-and.html

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    terrific capture Rudi.
    sharpness, detail, colours are all top notch and the landing pose is super.

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    Thanks Martin!

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