Backlit Buzzard

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Description

Here’s a pose I got of an early morning turkey vulture sunning itself in the morning sun.

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Should I crop some off of the top? Anything…

Technical Details

Z9, 180-600 lens, Nikon 1.4 TC, hand held, 1/1000th, f 8.0, 525mm, ISO 2500, cropped to 4403 x 3229.

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The crop looks fine to me, Dave. Was that hazy blob on the breast in the original? It might have been some sun sneaking into the lens. I do like the pose and setting a lot.

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Love the wing spread and the downward gaze of the bird. I also notice the blob on the bird and wonder what caused it.