Cape Vulture

[Kobus Tollig]

Canon 40D
100-400mm @ 400mm
1/1600 sec, f/7.1
Mode: Av
Metering: Evaluative
ISO: 800
AF mode: AI Servo AF
Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
This image is full frame. Maybe need some space at the bottom but i rather like the in your face feel of this.
Taken at Giants Castle
All comments and crits welcome

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Good exposure control despite the backlight, eye contact and BG. I would add some canvas top, left and right.

[Anton Roos]

Great posture and Bg. Done well to get nice detail under the bird. Comp a bit tight for me but that is just personal. Maybe add canvas? Well done Kobus.

[Mark Dumbleton]

Well done on getting detail under the bird. Exposure looks good. IMO I would add canvas bottom and left.

[Lorant Voros]

Looks like all South African nature photographers are heading to the same place. Beautiful subject, great detail, nice pose, BG. One more vote for adding canvas.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Another vote for more room around the bird. I find the push-pull zoom very easy to use in the field and use it regularly to frame moving subjects as they move closer and farther away from me. Lucky for you the BG looks like an easy one to add canvas to :-)

[Chris van Rooyen]

Well done on the exposure Kobus, I know how difficult Giants can be late morning:-) I would also go for slightly more space around the bird.

[Stu Bowie]

Excellent exposure from the underwing, and I like the angle of flight. Another vote for more space.