Palm Nut Vulture

Gallery: AvianPosted July 21, 201347 views4 comments

My first reasonable sighting of a mature bird, it was a dull morning

The BG is undoubtedly not up to much by I decided on not making it disappear.
It was waiting for the opportunity to feed on a fresh buffallo carcass but the Lions had other ideas.
EOS 1DX
500mm F4 MkII
ISO 800
1/400
F6.3

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Roger Leekam on July 21, 2013 at 7:02 AM

Excellent sharpness on the subject. I like the BG but my taste would be to darken or remove some of the brighter spots.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on July 21, 2013 at 10:05 PM

Your larger version shows real nice detail on the bird. I like the perch coming out of the corner, but find myself wondering how long the tail end of the bird is. Sharon

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 21, 2013 at 11:46 PM

I like the pose you're getting in this Ken. I personally like the lines and textures Vultures have in their faces, so it's nice to see the detail in the large image.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 22, 2013 at 2:23 AM

Roger, Sharon & Kurt,

Thanks very much for your comments

The tail was completely hidden by the branch

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