Cape Vulture

[Hendri Venter]

From Giants Castle, Drakensberg, SA. Gone for a shallow DOF.

Canon 1D MK III
Canon 500 F4 IS
ISO 400
F4.5
SS 1/5000
Aperture Priority

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Hendri,
Beautiful looking bird with great detail and stunning colours and sharpness. I might have liked to see just a little more in focus around the bird's right foot. Otherwise, beautiful :)
Best,
Nicki

[Nico Steenberg]

Great pose captured Hendri. The shallow DOF works very well and the exposure is nailed. Like the IQ and DOF. You were lucky that the right feet wasn't in frond of the rock. Well done !

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent details and sharpness, I love the light and nice BG.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Interesting to see a different point of view. Were you a bit lower? I like the incoming pose, sharpness, eye contact and BG and would try to get more details in the blacks.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love everything about the vulture itself (excellent exposure and very nice details), but I'll be honest here in not liking the OOF FG here. Too dominant and too close to the subject IMO.

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely light, sharpness and landing pose. I have to agree with Dan that the OOF FG rocks are a bit overpowering.

[Mark Dumbleton]

Super image Hendri - great light and pose. I agree as well with the OOF area.

[Stu Bowie]

Well placed in the frame, and I really like the light, sharpness and detail on the vulture. Another vote for losing the OOF FG, but would have loved to see this without the FG. Still, well timed and captured mate.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Wonderful image captured in gorgeous lighting. Excellent flight pose and superb detail. A real beauty !!! TFS.

[Gal Shon]

Light and exposure are excellent.
Other than the OOF rock in the FG (mostly on the left), that is a stunning image.
Love the landing pose with one leg still in the air.

[Kiran Poonacha]

for the the OOF FG adds puch here.. the pose and eye contact is priceless...

[Jay Tan]

Very beautiful light and background colors here. Wish the feet were not partially blocked by the OOF foreground.