Black Vulture

[Jan Wegener]

I do not know why, but I really like these birds. While I was photographing them they came quite close and tried to inspect my camera and tripod :)

1D Mark IV
600 IS
F8
ISO 400
1/320
full frame

[Dan Busby]

Love this shot Jan. This bird has no secrets now - you have revealed every wrinkle known to the species! The BG is wonderful, exposure is right on and the pose is, uh, elegant (if a vulture can be that). Thanks for posting. I have a new appreciation for this animal.

[Krijn Trimbos]

Great head shot. Am getting into these kind of shots more and more and this is good example why so. Great detail, in the wattles and feathers, good HT/eyecontact and good BG, the soft light is very nice. Well done!

[Doug Brown]

Perfect head angle and great detail. I'm a fan of vultures too. I might add a sliver of canvas up top, but of course this is a FF image.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Awesome details and sharpness on this beautiful portrait. Well done on all counts Jan!

[Markus Jais]

I love vultures too.
This is a greats shot with excellent sharpness and DOF. Great head angle. Couldn't be any better!

Markus

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great portrait of this not so popular bird. Sharpness, light, exposure control and BG look very good. I hope he didn't nibble on the rubber parts of your equipment. :)

[Jan Wegener]

Great portrait of this not so popular bird. Sharpness, light, exposure control and BG look very good. I hope he didn't nibble on the rubber parts of your equipment. :)

Oh I am sure that was their intention when they looked at me and my camera with their big eyes :D

[James Salywoda]

Fantastic Portrait! A real beauty Jan I wish this was mine....:)

[Hendri Venter]

Outstanding detail in this close-up. Fantastic image. Well done Jan.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Jan, I am a big fan of tight portraits. This one is perfect. the details, BG, light, exposure....everything is excellent. A vertical 8X10 will also work very well IMO.