White-rumped Vulture

[Mital Patel]

Hello All,

White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis)

Camera : Nikon D300
Lens : Nikkor 80-400D ED VR f4.5/5.6
Exposure : 1/1600 sec
Aperture : f/5.6
ISO Rating : 400
Captured On : 2009-01-11 10:13 am
Location : In the Village Near Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA

Comments and critics are welcome.

Sorry for the back image i know but when i was shooting other vultures on the next tree i suddenly got up this moment and i just captued three four images to get nice giant wing view. didnt got time to increase aperture as i wished it to get in f8 as well to get those two vultures in focus too.

Infact light direction was also wrong as i had to turn 180 when my friend told me that this fella taking off

[Desmond Chan]

I think you've got the flying one sharp with good details. Do wish it were not flying away. Thanks for sharing !

[Rob Drummond]

Great detail in the feathers Mital, certainly no questioning the species!

cheers
Rob

[Kiran Poonacha]

Loved the feather details on this Mital Bhai.. Nice action captured.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the goofy pose, too bad he didn't take off your way. Were all three birds sharing the same perch?

[Stu Bowie]

Mital, brilliant feather detail captured from this angle. Although no eye contact, we sometimes see more detail from the top, and back.

[Morkel Erasmus]

what a wingspread and detail in this! pity about the lack of eye contact but sometimes it works. this works.

[Mark Dumbleton]

Super detail captured and wing spread. Pity he want flying towards you.

[Mital Patel]

thank you all for your suggestions and comments.

it is true that there is no eye contact and no face visible.
The fact that i was on other direction working and all of sudden i had clicked this by turning myself 180 when a friend gave a call to see this.

It is sometime good to have such different and thats what i like in this. if we had face and eyecontact were there then the beauty and giant wing spread may not be visible in such situation like it is right now but thats what i've got here. will sure see some other time to get nice front images after monsoon as the monsoon is about to start and all vultures were gone off.