Black Vulture

[Scott Frye]

Black Vulture at Jenkins Park (Florida)

1/1250 @ f10 and ISO 2000 EC +1
Canon 500 +1.4 TC
Canon 7D

[Tony Whitehead]

Good detailed portrait, Scott. Great textures. NR on the BG would be worth a run and sharpening halo beneath the bill could be easily dealt with. A slight contrast boost may be worth exploring.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Interesting crop, good eye contact and sharpness. I wish back and bill would not merge and might run NR on the BG.

[Arthur Morris]

Wonderfully detailed and excellent use of d-o-f. Comments by Axel and Tony are right-on (though the bill tip merge does not bother me much at all).

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Scott, loved the details and the light angle. Good call on f-stop as Arite mentioned. I am guessing you were set up for flight shot with that high ISO. I'd run NR on BG and sharpen the bird a little less.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Great portrait with wonderful details in the blacks and I very much like your choice of cropping. TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Excellent detail Scott, sharp, and I like the exposure on the blacks. Another vote for NR on the BG.

[Nico Steenberg]

Great exposure and sharpness. Difficult to exposed and you did well. I like the crop. Well done !

[Gal Shon]

Nicely done, well exposed and Comp.
Agree with Tony's and Axel's comments.

[Simon Bennett]

Nice portrait, excellent detail.