Bearded Vulture
This photo of a bearded vulture coming in to land was taken in May last year in the Drankensberg. I have reworked the PP.
This was taken with a Canon 30D and a Canon 500mm Lens.
Camera settings:
SS : 1/1000
App: f5.6
ISO: 400
It was taken early morning and it was slightly overcast.
All comments are welcome.
Last edited by Dave Barnes; 04-22-2009 at 09:44 AM. Reason: SS shown wrong
Great comp, and Im amazed at the sharpness you have managed with such a slow ss Dave. I like the upturned wings, and stands out well against the pastel colours of the BG. Congrats on a great image.
Sorry Stu, typo error corrected. Thanks for comment.
beautiful pose,colors and wing position!
Hi Dave!
Very nice stretched wing position and talons. I like the concentrated look, and the complementary background with the slight diagonal echo. The intense concentration may be improved if it were coming ever-slightly toward us.
Very nice photo for all the reasons listed above only wished for a tad more head turn, still nicely done.
Don Lacy
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Pin Sharp, Blured BG and Great action All the Ingredients of a Outstanding Image Dave.
Thanks Manos, Brian, Don and Gary for looking and for the comments.
I agree on the angle but these guys land into the wind and the photo was taken from a hide so I could not change position. The Giants castle hide is a must for anybody visiting SA for bird photography.
Lovely image Dave. Agree on the head angle being a bit away, but I would love to have this anyday.
Im going up in May to Giants and am so excited at the prospect of shooting some bearded vultures.
Thanks Mark. Also due to go in May but sure if I will make it.
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