# A Sunning Vulture

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/a-sunning-vulture/4047>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [February 11, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/a-sunning-vulture/4047 "2019-02-11T19:03:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Dave\_Douglass](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dave_douglass/32/5332_2.png) [@Dave\_Douglass](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dave_Douglass)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/a-sunning-vulture/4047/1 "2019-02-11T19:03:23Z")

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### What technical feedback would you like if any? Any/All

### What artistic feedback would you like if any? Any/All

### Any pertinent technical details: I shot this guy early one morning as it was sunning itself (warming up/disinfecting?) D500, Nikon 2-500mm, 1/2000th, f/5.6, ISO 10,000, 500mm, cropped to 4160 x 2991, hand held. ![Vulture2](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/6/6fd49241395f3cee20704a804c1123e771a186e5.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 2:42am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/a-sunning-vulture/4047/2 "2019-02-12T02:42:20Z")

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Hi Dave,  
Nice pose you captured and I like the lichen on the perch. I wish the head was turned more toward us. I’d see about lowering the ISO to reduce the noise on the bird especially in the blacks. An interesting image overall.

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/a-sunning-vulture/4047/3 "2019-02-12T19:59:43Z")

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I really like the light on the vulture, Dave, though I agree that it would have been nice if it had given you a better head turn. The out of focus green leaves are a bit of a distraction.