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Black Vulture


Black Vulture
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Copyright: Chris Chafer (sandpiper2) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1663 W: 111 N: 3515] (11417)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-12-08
Categories: Birds
Camera: Pentax K100D Super, Sigma 70-300 DG Macro, Digital ISO-400, Matin 58mm UV
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): My trip to Belize and Costa Rica [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-01-17 3:11
Viewed: 860
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) is a common new-world vulture through most of South America, central America and south-eastern USA. They feed like most vultures on carrion and have a wingspan of 1.5 metres (5 ft).
We found this one with a large group of vultures resting near a poultry farm near Spanish Lookout.
claudine, marhowie, jusninasirun, Luis52, ellis49, mvdisco has marked this note useful
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Hi Chris,
You captured this bird in a beautiful pose and composition. Exposure and colors are very natural! We do have Turkey Vultures here but not those one. Well seen! Cheers,
Claudine

Hi Chris,
Great BG and POV, a classic pose.
Very good exposure, color, and composition.
Well done & TFS,
Howard

Hello Chris,
Beautiful clean shot against a very well managed background. I like details and clarity of this bird in that beautiful perching position.
Regards,
Jusni

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2597 W: 133 N: 7441] (23193)
  • [2008-01-17 6:25]

Hello Chris,
Nice capture with fine pose and POV of this ugly bird. The composition of this Black Vulture against the OOF green natural BG makes him stand out.
Thanks for sharing this one,
Ivan

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1022 W: 5 N: 2801] (10142)
  • [2008-01-17 7:22]

Hi Chirs.
Nice photo of this "Zopilote" We have a lot of them flying to find food or carrion. It is against the law to kill one of them here in Mexico. I have one here in TN but this an Aura, very similar to the one you have here Chris.
Saludos Luis52.

Hi Chris,
you have captured this in a very nice way with fine pretty good sharpness and fine detail.
I like the compostion and the POV too but maybe you could add a bit more contrast. And I think you have add a bit to much NI in the BG or am I wrong?
Well done, my friend.

hi Chris,
Nice catch of the black vulture, beautiful colors and well composed and lovely details and sharp picture very well done.
Michel

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  • lizzie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 214 W: 0 N: 635] (2843)
  • [2008-01-17 16:43]

Hi Chris,

Well this vulture seems very mean and you've captured it with good details and I like that you've kept it a bit on the right, Nice blurry background also. Well done!

Lise

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1329 W: 107 N: 4791] (21282)
  • [2008-01-19 10:22]

Hello Chris, great capture of this great bird. Good details and excellent pose of the bird ! Well done, thanks !

Mario

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