Turkey Vulture

[Diane Miller]

This isn't the prettiest contribution, but I was able to get fairly close to it. I assume it's a juvenile. It was at Bodega Bay, up the coast from San Francisco, waiting for scraps from fishermen cleaning a catch. I made it a little nervous but it stayed put while I got some pictures and backed off. This was the best angle I could get for an opening in the FG grasses.

Canon 5D3, 300mm f/2.8 IS + 1.4X, ISO 1600, f/11, 1/1250. Fog. Basic processing in LR 5 (not much needed due to soft light) and into PS for Detail Extractor on the head only and a little more color and tonal tweaking.

[Tom van den Brandt]

Very nice image. You can see that he is not quite comfortable but good for you that he stayed put Love the HA and wings up a bit. I would remove the white stuf on the left rock.

Cheers, Tom

[Alan Murphy]

An excellent image of this species. Love the perch too.

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice look back pose, excellent details and nice perch too. I agree with cloning the whitewash

TFS

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Nice contribution Diane as they are part of the natural chain. Great look-back pose and soft light.

[Karl Egressy]

As Alan said it eloquently. Great image, Diane.

[Randy Stout]

Diane:

Soft light was perfect for this one. Like the yellow lichen on the rocks, head angle, great DOF.

Well done.

Cheers

Randy

[Diane Miller]

Thanks everyone! I'll clean up the rock. Would like to catch the TV and give it a bath, too. They must roost vertically -- most of the ones I see are splattered.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the IQ, perch, pose and setting. Well done Diane.

[David Salem]

Great looking shot of this Vulture. Tons of nice feather details due to some excellent exposure and lighting. Very well done.