Bearded Vulture

[Chris van Rooyen]

Another image from trip to Giants Castle last year. The BV's are really inquisitive birds, I'm not always sure who is watching whom!:)

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Date/Time: 2008:05:08 09:27:23
Shutter speed: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 640
Focal length: 500mm

[Fabs Forns]

That is an impressive flight portrait, great eye contact and your trademark incredible light. You sure know how to find good light :)
Only thing I'd do, if it's OK with your p/p ethics, is select the right side of the face and lighten it.

Well done!

[Alfred Forns]

I like the tight presentation and direct look !! You might be right ... they are watching !!! :)

[Tony Whitehead]

I like the pose and crop. Lovely eye detail and BG.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great pose, details, BG and the composition works really well.

[Dave Mills]

Chris, One beautiful image with great impact....

[Kobus Tollig]

Super comp great light. I like this as is. Well done

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Actually I am speechless :D
This is incredible Chris. Just wonder why people is saying the MKIII is not focusing properly. How is the keeper ratio of a series like this?

Szimi

[Chris van Rooyen]

Thanks for the comments guys! Gyorgy, I would describe the focussing on the MK III as adequate in most situations, but I feel that the consistency and stability could be improved. Sometimes, once focus has been achieved, it would slip out of focus inexplicably. I have played with various setting combinations as suggested on the Canon Online AF tutorial, but frankly I do not find that any setting is particulary preferable. But great results are possible, but you have to have your panning technique very well under control, it is not forgiving if you slip the centre sensor off the subject.

[Alfred Forns]

Thanks for the feedback Chris Basically the exact thing I'm doing Normally I'm a center point user so hasn't affect me as much. btw with the Yellow dot have had success using all the points (very little use time) ... and I think they came up with another dot color !!!!!!!!!! Has to be some sort of record !!! )