Immature Bearded Vulture

[Loukie Viljoen]

These young birds, circle continuously, up to six of them, but very seldom land , and very seldom you get a good shot.

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Camera serial number: 558061
Date/Time: 2009:06:18 10:32:46
Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: 10
Exposure mode: Tv
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 640
Focal length: 1000mm
Image size: 1024 x 680

[Fabs Forns]

Hey Lukie, good looking bird with neat BG. Good pose and head angle and well exposed. Very interesting plumage. I'd may be tempted to soften the darker spots on upper left.

[Stu Bowie]

Good job on the FL Loukie, and I like the pose. I would maybe run another round of USM. Great capture.

[Aidan Briggs]

Adding on Fabs comments, the whole bird is rather soft. You might try another round of USM.

[Aidan Briggs]

Sorry for the repeat comment, me and Stuart were typing at the same time.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the angle, setting and pose. Another vote for more sharpening. I might give it a bit more room at the bottom and remove the whitewash off the rocks.

[Arthur Morris]

Lovely bird and BKGR but Peter nailed the biggest problem: sharp focus is on the near wing. How did you focus?