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Spread Vulture
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Spread Vulture

by Neil Rossmiller

Gallery: AvianPosted July 22, 201074 views3 comments
Cathartes aura

Just doesn't have the ring of "Spread Eagle".
Several of these guy's stopped by the other day. I checked my pulse and woke the dog from his nap just to make sure it wasn't us they came to see :wink:

Canon 50D Canon 400 2.8 w/ 1.4 ex 1/250th @ f6.3 iso 100

Comments always welcome.
Thanks for looking.
Neil

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 22, 2010 at 7:00 PM
I like the spread wings and the relatively tight crop you used here works well I think. Nice image Neil. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 23, 2010 at 7:51 PM
Neil,

Your comment about checking your pulse and waking the dog from his nap had me chuckling outloud, I can recall telling my oldest son that the vultures we'd see were after his smelly sneakers! I like the crop actually, it is different but effective. Nice work on the exposure, I like the position of the wings and the fanned tail, the soft blue sky and how it shows through the nasal passage of the vulture.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 24, 2010 at 11:10 AM
Neil, I agree that the tight crop works well here. I love the pose and being able to see through the nostrils. I know that many don't appreciate this species for their lack of "beauty" but I'm always delighted to see them posted. I'm wondering if there might be a compression issue here, as the smaller version is only 74kb and the larger 127kb. Perhaps posting closer to the 200 and 500kb limits would improve detail.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments