Egyptian Vulture

[Dvir Barkay]

An Egyptian Vulture in overcast light. They aren't the prettiest, but there is something very unique about their behaviour. The whites are a bit muddy because they actually have rather dirty feathers and the overcast light didn't help.

1DmrkIII, Canon 300/2.8 L IS + Canon x1.4TCII, F/5.6, 1/1600s, ISO500, Gamla in Israel, 2014

[Binu John]

Nice shot of an interesting subject! I like the wing spread and the exposure. TFS

[Ian Wilson]

Technically good, nice composition but I am struggling with the black frame; it is not working for me, maybe I am showing my age. Regards, Ian.

[Dvir Barkay]

Technically good, nice composition but I am struggling with the black frame; it is not working for me, maybe I am showing my age. Regards, Ian.

Haha, the frame seems to be very unpopular, I think in the future I will stick to no frame. thanks for commenting.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the wing position, eye contact and exposure. Nice image.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dvir, great show of the full wingspread, and a good head turn too. Maybe adding a bit of exp comp as you were shooting up to the sky would have brought out a touch more detail on the underwings.

How are you finding your set up with the 300mm?

[Dvir Barkay]

Hi Dvir, great show of the full wingspread, and a good head turn too. Maybe adding a bit of exp comp as you were shooting up to the sky would have brought out a touch more detail on the underwings.

How are you finding your set up with the 300mm?

Yeah the cloudy skies with some spots of sun made getting a good exposure difficult. They fly very fast as well so I am still getting better at changing exposure extremely quickly. I am very happy with the setup, the focus sometimes isn't perfect with the 1DmrkIII and not all the shots are in good focus, sometimes inexplicably so. The sharpness of the lens is fantastic. And still great with the TC, although sometimes its amazing with the TC, other times less convincing, I will get the new TCs in the next year. With the x2TC its still a good setup, and can have good sharpness and the focus is still good enough for BIF most of the time. Overall very happy I must say.

[Stu Bowie]

Glad you are getting used to it.

[Tom van den Brandt]

Good shot with the wings spread and fine details in the wings. Sorry but I don't like the frame too

Tom

[Dvir Barkay]

Good shot with the wings spread and fine details in the wings. Sorry but I don't like the frame too

Tom

haha thanks, the frame is very popular here haha ;) anyone has better frame ideas?

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the head angle a lot. I also like the tail overlapping the feet. As for the frame, I voiced my opinion on it in your previous image. You could just put a thin black one a couple of pixels thick.

[Dvir Barkay]

I like the head angle a lot. I also like the tail overlapping the feet. As for the frame, I voiced my opinion on it in your previous image. You could just put a thin black one a couple of pixels thick.

Yes I could try that, I will try one other frame, and if that one isn't liked, I will try your idea :) thanks.