White Backed Vulture

[Dumay de Boulle]

Canon 1D MKIII
Canon 100-400 L IS @ 400mm
AV f6.3
TV 1/1000
ISO 800
Exp + 0.33
AWB
RAW file processed in CS5 & iMac

These guys were coming into a dead Giraffe caught a few images as they come into land...Wished for a cleaner BG but this is what I got! Crits appreciated

[Ofer Levy]

Lovely image! Excellent pose, light, sharpness and detail. Nice composition too. BG looks fine to me as is and you can easily blur it a bit more.

[Ken Watkins]

Dumay,

I would be more than happy to have this, the BG is not that bad. If I were really picky I could say that the Vultures right talon is patially obscured, but I do not mind it

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Dumay! I like the details, sharpness and composition.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Outstanding such detail and a great exposure, the pose is excellent.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Excellent pose and composition. I'm OK with the BG as it gives a sense of habitat...I would just perhaps darken the bottom layer a bit as it catches my eye a bit more than I would like. All else looks great.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Thanks for the comments and suggestions folks! Just read my typing and grammar in the OP I posted in a hurry!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Dumay....I love the BG. the pose, light, details....really like this shot. DOF is just perfect.

[MohsenVahedipour]

What a nice pose & sweet light. Excellent sharpness & detail & perfect DOF. Very well done.

[Stu Bowie]

Hey mate, who says a 100-400 cant produce the goods. Great IQ here, and just love the incoming flight angle and pose. This is really sharp, and that BG rocks. Well captured.

[dankearl]

The IQ is superb and I would be very happy with the BG.
The focus on the bird is about as good as it gets.

[Loukie Viljoen]

The background is Africa well done

[Chris Martinez]

After my eyes were finished looking at the bird they were led to the BG but only briefly, then straight back to the bird!
My only nit is the position of the right foot. I wish it was a touch lower, not obscured by that menacing head.
Naturally if this was mine I would proudly display it.

[Doug Brown]

The bird looks fantastic and the light is perfect. I would be inclined to darken the FG a little.

[arash_hazeghi]

awesome details light and dynamic pose, I have no problem with the BG

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

That's one mean looking face. Awesome pose and expression you caught.

[Arno Ellmer]

Great incoming action captured,Dumay.Love the pose and spread wings.Bg does not bother me.Whites could be toned down a wee bit .Great shot !