Hey Mark, been off into the country have you The vulture is well placed in the frame, with a good landing posture. I like the colour of the BG, not the norm that we see from GC. Hope you got lots of keepers, and that the weather was good to you. Cheers.
Lovely, dramatic landing pose. I agree with Troy - the bird seems diminished by the bright BG. Also, there are some bright blotches to the left of the bird which are quite distracting.
I also like the idea of lighting up the area around the head/eye.
Interesting comment about the light being behind the bird. If so exposure is extremely well done.
Also interesting how the bg is so nice and warm and bird is cool. Light angle again I suppose.
I like the pose and BG colour but I agree with Troy about it overpowering the subject. For me I would have preferred lots of flash used to lighten the vulture. Although I know the blue cast is caused by shade I still find it quite strong. Sharp, and I like the mean look on the face!
Thanks for the great feedback folks. The image was captured early morning, with the bird still in the shade, and the mountain lit up from the sun.
These birds land about 50m away from where we were sitting, and I would have loved to use flash, but probably would not have had an effect because of the distance.
Cape Vulture in Shadow
The vulture is well placed in the frame, with a good landing posture. I like the colour of the BG, not the norm that we see from GC. Hope you got lots of keepers, and that the weather was good to you. Cheers.
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