Flight at Sunset

Gallery: AvianPosted April 4, 2014111 views7 comments

A Cape Vulture leaving his perch under the watchful eye of two other vultures. There was a buffalo carcass just a few meters away that had been killed by a pride of lions the night before. We first encountered this kill in the morning and knew the vultures would still be around at sunset so came back and got lucky with plenty of silhouette shots.

EOS 1D Mark IV - EF500mm F4.0L IS II USM - 1/1600sec @ f8.0 - ISO 320

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7 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 4, 2014 at 6:42 PM

Sweet composition and a killer sunset, Mario.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on April 4, 2014 at 11:28 PM

I think this is a very unique image! Love the thought process. I don't know if this is a crop from the original, but I'd sure love to see more room all the way around if you have it.

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Comment posted by Mario Moreno on April 5, 2014 at 2:42 AM

Thanks Dennis and Keith for your comments.

@Keith. I too would have preferred more space but unfortunately this is a full frame

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Comment posted by Marina Scarr on April 5, 2014 at 9:59 AM

This is quite a spectacular image, and something we rarely see...a vulture in silhouette. While I would ideally prefer more room, this composition works well and is quite powerful.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 5, 2014 at 4:53 PM

Beautiful silhouette Mario.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 5, 2014 at 6:01 PM

I was with Keith on more room if you had it, but still loving this one. Very cool and colorful silhouette Mario.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 5, 2014 at 7:52 PM

A super sweet sunset silhouette Mario

The vulture in flight is great all by himself, but the two still perched make this photo for me.

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