White-backed Vulture

[Stu Bowie]

We came across a kill during my recent visit in Botswana. There were at least 160 vultures waiting to feed, and were spread all over the area. I thus had the opportunity to capture all sorts of images and angles. The BG is an OOF rocky river bed.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400
1/1000
F/8
ISO 640

Exp Comp +0.33
Hand held from an open vehicle

[Alan Murphy]

Stunning detail and great comp. Love the brown tones.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Stuart, terrific details and exposure. good call on the f-stop. A tighter crop will be better IMO....IQ is very good...dont think it will suffer much.

[denise ippolito]

Stuart, I'm thinking maybe a slice off the right but the pose, BG colors, sharpness and exposure look fantastic!

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent comp, details and dof, Stu. The brown tones are very nice. An awesome portrait.

[Harshad Barve]

fantastic image , love the details and BG
TFS

[Craig Brelsford]

I appreciate your call on the aperture, Stu; f8 ensures a DOF deep enough to hold the bird, while your BG is still pleasantly indistinct. The brown of the river bed and the brown of the vulture blend beautifully. Really strong stuff, Stu.

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all so much everyone. Much appreciated.