The Egyptian vulture
Canon 30D
Canon 500mm f/4L IS + 1.4 II TC
1/500 sec
f/6.3, ISO 400
date: 02.05 – 9:35 h
PP: levels, clone outs, 5% contrast, 10% saturation, UM 500/2/1, NR software.
A 1024 px wide image without the clone outs is available here for comparison.
http://www.all4mypics.com/albums/use...hoiad-6224.jpg
Interesting looking bird, great light, details and BG. I would prefer to see more of the legs but that was probably not possible and might crop a bit off the top.
Really vibrant colours and right position of the bird. You did a very good job withe the exposure!
I agree with the legs but like tho look of the bird a lot!
I agree with the above posts but I do like the BG as it helps the bird stand out. Not the most handsome of creatures but I like it.
I really Iike the composition,details and BG!
Wonderful image and colors. Yes, the feet would have been nice but the exposure and head angle are superb.
later and love, artie
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A great image and some sensible comments Nikolay. I'm hoping to photograph this species in the Middle East sometime.
Feet are a plus, but I like the low angle enough to disregard the missing feet. The cloning improved the image very much. I like the saturation of the 1024 image you provided in the link. Very nice work.
Great job! I think the fact that the feet are invisible actually adds to the picture. It gives the bird, together with its not classically beautiful features, a look like he's the real boss around and stands much taller than everything else.
nice interpretation Elmar, I like it :)
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