As I said before, these birds ,the Andean Condors, are to me the Kings and Queens of the sky, they are the largest flying bird of the world and to me, the most magnificent and majestic of all vultures, an endengared species in southamerica, just to be able to see them to me was a very spiritual experience, here's a young subject, a prince to my eyes. Hope you like it. Enjoy!
Gorgeous underside detail and exposure, especially considering the harsh sun from above. The far wing next to the body has a light streak ... maybe from a mask? I do not know the bird, but maybe the toes could be slightly darker. Congratulations on your Prince and Princess.
A treat to the eyes for sure.
I am glad to hear that you had so much fun in your trip. I like this bird as presented but would suggest not to clip the wing tips, instead, I would place the bird more to the left.
Thanks guys, this was a vertical shot and the wing tips are cut, this young male was VERY close as you can see, that's why I decided to crop from top and bottom and go with a tighter horizontal crop, about the feet color, that is the real brightness :) and I don't see the light streak, please let me know exactly where you see it. Thanks!
Last edited by Ramon M. Casares; 04-27-2009 at 09:45 PM.
Very nice, I would really like to see one in the wild.
(We have a pair at the zoo in Boston :)
You did great job with the exposure. Yes the upper edge of the wing looks
burned on my screen, but it does not bother since it is quite small in size overall.
Considering the wing tips, I've seen wing tip recovery in some of Artie's work,
I can't say I've ever done it.
Also a tighter crop could work here too.
Other than that this is majestic image. Congratulation!
Incredible detail captured on the head Ramon, pin sharp, and you have exposed the underwing very well too. The cut off wings dont bother me, as the emphasis is on how large this wonderful species is. Congrats on an outstanding image.
Ramon I like this in you face type of shot. This brings out the feather detail and emphasizes the size of the bird.
Have you considered a pano crop just below the tail feathers. I think that it may give a bit more balance.
Very nice image Ramon. Boy, where was your 50mm lens? I love seeing these rarities and you are very kind in sharing them. Look forward to seeing more. :)
Hi gyus, thanks for the comments, I have a bunch of other images that are FF and full body, but I like this one as one can apreciate some nice details, like the head, feet, and feathers. :)
Ramon, Your beautiful images of these special birds brought to mind for me the words of Edward Abbey. In Desert Solitaire, Abbey was talking about a person dying of thirst:
"See those big black scrawny wings far above, waiting? Comfort yourself with the reflection that within a few hours, if all goes as planned, your human flesh will be working its way through the gizzard of a buzzard, your essence transfigured into the fierce greedy eyes and unimaginable consciousness of a vulture. Whereupon you, too, will soar on motionless wings high over the ruck and rack of human suffering. For most of us a promotion in grade, for some the realization of an ideal."
I love the detail in this one! A soaring Prince, indeed!
The prince!
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