Griffon vulture

Gallery: AvianPosted October 13, 201282 views5 comments

Griffon vultures have been reintroduced in the Italian Alps and near the Cornino lake there's a feeding point. I studied the area on Google Heart and spotted a place on the top of a mountain right behind the lake from which I could photograph these wonderful birds from above.
Here is the result, on the green background of the wood on the mountain slope.

Canon 5d mk3 and EF 500mm f/4.0 L IS USM

Comments are welcome!

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Mark Schiebelbein on October 13, 2012 at 9:38 PM

Your planning has certainly paid off. I like the topside view and the larger image shows the eye contact well. Very nicely composed as well.

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Comment posted by Luca Mussato on October 14, 2012 at 6:19 AM

Hello Riccardo, i like the composition and the topside view as well. I heard about the reintroduction of this huge raptor in Valle D'Aosta but nothing about other part of the Alps an this makes me happy.
T.F.S.

Luca

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on October 14, 2012 at 6:38 AM

Good job finding a vantage point and a nice story. Sharon

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 14, 2012 at 9:03 AM

I like the top down look a lot Riccardo. Nice overall comp.

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Comment posted by Jim Nall on October 14, 2012 at 6:13 PM

Riccardo, I like this image! The larger version shows reasonable detail on the bird. That background is a big plus, flight pose wonderful, lighting good. Again, looks fine to me.

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