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Red-Headed Turkey Vulture
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Red-Headed Turkey Vulture

by Paul Powers

Gallery: AvianPosted March 4, 2013121 views6 comments
This photo was taken of a Red-Headed Turkey Vulture warming it's wings in the early rays of the sun of a North Georgia Mountain morning. My camera was a Canon 7D with a 100-400 mm lens (hand held). Photograph in RAW at settings of: 500 sec / 5.6 / 380 mm / ISO 160. The photo was converted to B&W in LightRoom 4

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 4, 2013 at 1:06 PM
This is a Turkey Vulture, it is always best to use the correct common name or it can confuse people. I like the pose and setting but the head looks a bit on the soft side.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on March 4, 2013 at 2:53 PM
Interesting take on the vulture going with B&W. A couple of distractions with branches merging into the outstretched wings. The biggest issue is the lack of focus on the head. Looks like the camera chose to use a focus sensor on the back (or tail).
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by David E Lester on March 4, 2013 at 7:11 PM
Nice shot, the branches do not bother me, it is part of the scene..but the head could have been a little sharper..we get what we get...nice behavior shot all the same!!
Registered on March 24, 2010, 155 Posts, 793 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 4, 2013 at 8:05 PM
A nice conversion and an interesting view of the back. Looks like the point of focus was on the back, as the head is pretty soft. My guess is a higher ISO would have enabled a smaller opening and brought the head more into focus.
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 5, 2013 at 1:20 PM
Lovely pose and composition, Paul, and I like the B&W presentation. I do wish the head were sharper.

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Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on March 6, 2013 at 7:12 AM
An intriguing pose! The focus does seem to be more on the wood than the head, but it doesn't really matter because it has so much impact anyways!
Registered on December 13, 2011, 216 Posts, 1671 Comments