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    An image of a young Bearded Vulture that I captured earlier this year at Giants Castle. I was lucky to freeze the action at that shutter speed:)

    Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
    Date/Time: 2008:05:07 10:07:49
    Shutter speed: 1/800 sec
    Aperture: 7.1
    Exposure mode: Av
    Flash: Off
    Metering mode: Multi-segment
    ISO: 400
    Focal length: 500mm

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    Alexander Koenders
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    Just perfect. espacialy the red arround his eye.

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    Hi Chris!

    I like the "head shot" during a BIF! Maybe a little room on the bottom? I really enjoy this one!

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    Great focus on the subject, the eye, with the diagonals created by the wings. Very nice.

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    I like the crop, details and BG but the eye puts it over the top for me. Thanks for sharing!

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    Just "Wow"... the first close up shot I see of these fantastic birds! Love it as is!

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    Very, very nice. I love the tight crop.

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    What an awesome capture! So tight and well balanced for my taste. :) I do wish there was more detail on the underwing, but can imagine how fast the action was. And I am not sure if any flash unit could keep up with a fast frame rate.

    The eye is the icing on the cake. :)

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    Chris you have shown the essence of the Bearded Vulture, especially the beard and the eyes. well done

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    Truly amazing the detail is incredible!

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    "JA JA "--------YES YES Chris. mmmmmmm you make me Mad with stuff like this. Well done Sir

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    thanks for the comments everyone, appreciated:)

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    Excellent capture Chris.
    You have razor sharp details and great colors. I like the crystal clear eye...:cool:

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    Spectacular detail!

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    I'm very taken with the patterns on the wings made by the different coloured feathers. It almost looks like an oil painting. Love the eye sharpness and red ring.

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    eye look awesome....as well as the rest of the image....

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    I really like the colors and the details. This is the closest image I have seen of this very rare bird. Thanks for sharing.

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    Thanks again for the comments everyone:)

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    Just beautiful! Nice crop and the eye is tack sharp. Nicely done.

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    Really powerful..I felt a rush of excitement when I opened this thread. Just great work here!

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