by John Tobias
Taken at the Miller Park Zoo
I had seen a wild King Vulture years ago, but it was high in the sky. When I was asked to photograph the king vultures in quarantine I was surprised by how regal they looked up close. To avoid having any wire showing I decided on a tight close head composition.
Canon T6i
1/200 @ F-5.6 ISO200
Canon EF-S55-250mm @ 106mm
Comments
2 commentsI captured a similar image a few years ago at the Dallas zoo. I was amazed at how colorful these guys are. The eyes are very unusual. They look like those fake eyes you see on stuffed animals. Well done.
Ok, I find this guy is weird looking. His coloring seems unreal, especially the eyes, as Jerry said. I am still trying to figure out the the angle you took this from, and where the neck is. I am mesmerised by his gaze and spent a long time just looking at the detail in the shot.