Morning Vulture

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Description

I was driving on a remote country road this morning and spotted a turkey vulture in a nearby tree. It allowed me to stop and get out with my camera (which was in the back) and just as I got positioned, it spread its wings to the morning sun behind it as if on queue. I thankfully took the offer.

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Technical Details

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

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Very neat backlight on this image, Dave. Adjusting the exposure to get some detail in the darker plumage also made the branches in the area work well. Was there a branch or something in front of the breast? It almost looks like there’s a smudge from just above the legs going up our left side of the body about 3/4 of the way.

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Its body was solid black so I slightly lightened it in an attempt to pop the body a bit. Nothing was in front of it.

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Interesting. Thanks for the note, Dave.

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Very nice capture. A rather imposing look at a vulture. I like the light shining through the wings and the cloudy background.

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Hi Dave, really nice vulture pose against that blue/cloudy background. Love the light highlighting the wing tips.