Cape Vulture just airborne
Captured last year but not only processed now.
I like to occasionally go back to my archives and find images that have not been processed.
I have many raw files that still require attention. Just wish for time.
All comments welcome.
Camera Model Canon EOS 30D
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1600
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
SS 1/2500
ISO Speed 800
Beautiful light. A pleasure to view.
Nice BG also.
Super image here Dave, good detail and I love the pose captured here. I also really enjoy the HA...not much to fault...
OH ! An excellent image with a perfect timming !!! I like it a lot :cool:
Dom :)
In addition to the fellas above, I'd remove the crap from the rock. :D That looks crappy. ;) Lovely sharp pose and the head contrasts well enough with the plumage so that separation of it and the wing is not crucial. Thanks for sharing mate. :)
Thais is very interesting moment to capture, Whilst I dot particularly like the "crap", it is totally natural. Most regular bird perches are covered in it, I cannot understand the fuss about this sort of thing.
Superb one, Loved the wing position and the take of pose.. A very personal choice would be to clone off the OOF rock, touching the tail to give a more suspended feel.. still a lovely Image..congrats...
Amazingly sharp Dave, and I like the subdued light in this. It has helped with your exposure. I only wish for the left wing to have been higher to separate the head from the wing. Killer BG, and well timed for the take off.
Great intense stare on this takeoff!
Lovely comp, BG & sharp, well done.
Great timing to capture the lift-off. Super background. Exposure and sharpness also look good.
I'm with Ken regarding the crap. Do we really always need to go over every perch with a digital scrubbing brush?
I wonder how many other unprocessed treasures you have archived, Dave.
The fuss about this sort of thing is from the fact that most us are trying to make art out of bird photography. We want the most pleasing birds, with the most pleasing settings we can possibly have. While I would have no problem leaving a bunch of guano on cliffs form years of accumulation of nesting colonies, leaving a single streak of "crap" on an otherwise spotless perch (which doesn't lead to viewer to think it is a regular perch continually being "crapped" on anyhow) does not leave a strong artistic impression on an otherwise almost pefect image.Originally Posted by Ken Watkins
Dave, great wing position you got here...great timing on your part to capture the perfect moment. I love the BG, and the perch looks good too...except I would do a little clean-up on it (a ten second patch tool job should do the trick) ;-)
Bang on exposure, lovely details , wing postion , BG & stare makes it grand
Agreed with Daniel
TFS
Wonderful to have this sort of quality lurking un-processed Dave. This is very, very nice. Like it.
Great shot, Dave. I like the sharpness, wing and head positions, and the vulture's expression gives me the creeps! The rock anchors the bird in space and adds scale. I would not remove poop from the rock. Thanks for sharing this.
Stunning Dave - sharpness, pose, light perfect
cheers
Rob
Super detail and comp with great pose well done
The downward curved neck and the wing position are amazing.
Thanks to all for looking and for comments.
For those that prefer it without the crap look at this post:D
For those who prefer it with the crap look at the original post:D
Excellent detail, pose and colours. Super image Dave
Chris Kotze
With or without the poop , its still one great image. Impact is over the top.
The perch with poop gone looks much better...and it doesn't look any less natural :-)
Thanks Chris, Joe and Daniel, your comments are appreciated.
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