Griffon Vulture

[Lesley van Loo]

Just back from a holliday in Spain, could make great shots of many different species, so that's a lot of work to put on my website :( :)

Here a flying Griffon Vulture, just cropped it from 3:2 to 4:3 so you can imagine how impressiveit was.
exif: iso 200, F87, 1/800, -2/3

[Doug Brown]

Hi Lesley! It's an impressive looking bird with a monster wingspan. The angle of the sun is less than ideal here. I'd like to see a little more underwing detail (might not have shot at -2/3), and the shadow across the head and neck is a bit distracting. Also, I would sharpen the head. Thanks for posting, and look forward to more of your photos from Spain.

[Fabs Forns]

Great wingspan with a neat background. Shame on the light angle. Keep them coming!

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Love the flight pose in this image but agree with the above comments on the lighting. Many thanks for sharing Lesley and keep them coming.

[Arthur Morris]

Nice position in the frame but a huge need for the head to be sharpened.

[Sudhir Shivaram]

The flight angle has been well captured. The shadow cutting across is a bit distracting. Front lighting would have looked good. I am not sure about the corner blue patch. That takes away the attention from the subject. And yes, some more sharpness on the head would have been great.

[Lesley van Loo]

thanks for your comments, I forgot to sharpen (oops), hereby a the same picture but sharpened.
I also did lighten up the shadow a bit, but I know the light isn't to good.

I'm still busy selecting my holiday photo's, if I see one with better light I'll show you.

kind regards Lesley

[Doug Brown]

Good job with the repost Lesley.