Lammergeier

[Gary Jones]

Pic taken at Giants Castle Vulture Hide in the Natal Drakensberg.

Canon 40D with Canon 500mm lens (no converter). F6.3. 1/1600 and ISO640

[Randy Stout]

Gary:

Nice landing flare here, with classic Giant's Castle background.
I like the basic comp. a lot, just a bit more space on top and right perhaps.
Light is a little contrasty looking. I am on my old backup laptop, so can't make a critical call on the whites, but looks pretty close to me.
Now if the wind had just been a little bit more over your right shoulder, so both wings were fully displayed, even better.

Cheers

Randy

[Marina Scarr]

Awesome pose here and pleasing BG. You did well with what appears to be harsh light conditions. I agree on a little more space on top and right. If you are not opposed, I think I would clone out the dark spot in the BG on the ULC, only b/c I find it a bit distracting compared to the rest of the BG. Love the outstretched legs and talons.

[Giovanni Frescura]

I known the place..it is wonderful and so I known how it is difficult take excellent shoot
It is very good ..I think the only problem could be too much close .
This is the problem when you stay in that hides because is necessary have two camera with different lens...The light in the eye is perfect!

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

a beautiful bird with a great pose,wing position,bg!

[Stu Bowie]

Tack sharp mate, and love the landing posture. The comp is well balanced with the rock in the LLC. Classic GC BG.

[Gal Shon]

Landing pose, rock, sharpness and BG are all wonderful. beautifully made.
I'm with Randy regarding the Comp.

[Myer Bornstein]

It should be my thousand post. Excellent picture, great capture of this bird coming in for a landing. I agree with cloning out the dark spot on the left. I would darken the rock slightly since that is what grabs my eye first.

[Morkel Erasmus]

excellent exposure, pose and details Gary...I'd be tempted to add a tad more space in front of the bird if you have it

[Troy Lim]

Awesome pose here and pleasing BG. You did well with what appears to be harsh light conditions. I agree on a little more space on top and right. If you are not opposed, I think I would clone out the dark spot in the BG on the ULC, only b/c I find it a bit distracting compared to the rest of the BG. Love the outstretched legs and talons.

Agree with Marina on all the points. Killer image for sure...

[Gary Jones]

Thanks for the comments.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Great to get him landing Gary:) Overall the image seems a tad bright on my monitor. Agree with cloning out the dark spot on the edge of the frame in front of the bird.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Killer shot Gary. Great pose and BG. Must have been quite an experience....these are large birds.

[Arthur Morris]

Great job on the landing pose. The white speckles in the BKGR could go....