Bearded Vulture

[Stephen Earle]

50D
ISO 500
F 6.3
1/1600

Giant's Castle, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

[ChasMcRae]

Love the wingspread and the view of the beard--I assume this is its namesake.
I think I would slightly sharpen more especially the eye, because I see a lot of detail here.

[Arthur Morris]

Beautiful pose, under-wing detail, and bird. May we see the full frame original, mais oui?

[Stu Bowie]

Hey Stephen, great wingspread with good detail. Good separation from the BG too.

[Robert O'Toole]

Stephen,

Love this image, the feather and wing detail is great. Nice soft BG.

I would sharpen it up just a little to bring out more detail. Also have you ever tried to remove some of the blue out of the BG? DSLRs always seem to pick up a lot more blue than the naked eye.

Robert

Robert

[Hendri Venter]

I like the 3D feel here and the detail is outstanding. Not much that beats the GC BG.:)

[Morkel Erasmus]

very nice Stephen - great pose and of course BG, exposure too...maybe sharpen the head a bit more?

[Stephen Earle]

Thanks for viewing guys. I've just returned from a trip and will give your comments attention tommorrow.