Incoming Cape Vulture.

[Stu Bowie]

I visited the Vulpro hide on sunday. This is a conservation and rehab center who look after injured Vultures and also study the behaviour of these vultures. Some of them are tagged, and others have tracking devices on them to study how far they travel. They also leave carcasses out for the vultures to feed on. These vultures are totally wild and come down from the surrounding mountains. The BG is as shot.

Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 300mm F/2.8
1/3200
F/6.3
ISO 640

Hand held from inside the hide.

[MiroslavMaric]

Hi Stuart! Like the moment of landing and bird pose including head angle. All details are sharp and well exposed despite back light. Like the dust at back of bird too. Well done. TFS.

Cheers,
Miro

[keith mitchell]

Now that is dramatic Stuart! beautifully exposed and sharp, like the bg showing the habitat which adds to the overall image.


Cheers Keith.

[shane shacaluga]

Very nice! The pose is very dynamic and good details of the underside even there was no sunlight hitting the area. Very good eye contact and the intense gaze of the landing vulture adds to the image. The dust puts it up a few more notches too

TFS

[christopher galeski]

Nice one Stuart,sharp,great detail,nice dynamic pose,the bits of feathers at the back of the bird,adds to the image.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Stu - I like it a lot. Well exposed with nice sharpness and detail. Dynamic pose too and I also like the feather and dust behind. If it were mine I would probably crop to get rid of the dark spot in the llc or you could clone it out if you prefer.

TFS,
Rachel

[Jonathan Ashton]

He looks a little familiar, great colours and details Stu, I like the pose too.

[William Dickson]

Fantastic image Stuart. Well done

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the wing position, incoming pose, details, setting and composition. Well done Stuart.

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a stack for all the kind words and feedback everyone.

[Karl Egressy]

Great wing position of this incoming Vulture. Great details and IQ, Stuart.

[Randy Stout]

Stuart:

Dramatic pose, nice comp, eye stands out despite being a bit shaded, well captured.

Cheers

Randy

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image with nice information. Great pose with nice details on the vulture.Love the frame, Stuart Sir.

Regards,
Satish.

[David Salem]

Wonderful incoming pose Stuart!! Lots of nice detail in this and the intense stare as this beast comes in for a landing is awesome. I like seeing the falling down feathers and the BG shows a bit of the African landscape. Very nice capture

[Andre Pretorius]

Bit late, Stuart, I will just add my congratulations!

[mohammad reza shahab]

like the landing pose and details .very good eye contact and composition.