Turkey Vulture

[Alfred Forns]

From my first outing with the new 50D and 500 IS !!! Neat set up Got lots of fine flying images (still processing), focuses very well and images come out with little work needed !!!

Comments welcome and much appreciated

Canon 50D
Canon 500 f 4.0 IS 1.4X
f 5.6 1/1000 sec
Av +1/3
ISO 400

[Fabs Forns]

I love the blacks and BG on this one, and the way the light is hitting the subject. Sharp as tack and perfect head angle.

[Keith Carver]

Agree with Fabs on BG and blacks. This is tack sharp, you must be very happy with the 50D. This image further convinces me that a 50D should be backup to my 1DM3. Congrats, Alfred!

[Alfred Forns]

.......... Keith I'm using it instead :) It did impressed me today.

[Dave Courtenay]

Thought you were a Nikon man Alfred, A friend of mine has just been testing a 50D and was quite impressed until he used ISO800 and then said the grain was quite pronounced-Fine portrait with bags of detail

Dave

[John Chardine]

Love this one Alfred. It has all the elements of a great bird portrait- pose, comp, BG, super sharpness, eye contact in spades, I could go on. I think you will like your new setup. It would be valuable and instructive for you to eventually provide a "pros and cons" vis your old system- in another forum of course.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very cool portrait of this bird Al! It actually has a nice "mane" going on here. Love the head angle too.

[Paul Marcellini]

Welcome back. =) I always laugh at people shooting the vultures but this guy has some nice tones on the head. Thanks for making me rethink shooting them.

[Jasper Doest]

Weren't you shooting with Nikon not so long ago?

Nice portrait Al! Great framing on this one.Contrast range looks really good here.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Grerat shot. Lovel pose and head anlge, very nice BG, light is great as well as detail. Exposure is right on! COngratulations!

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Outstanding image Alfred. Excellent detail, lighting, and head turn and a killer BG. Love it.