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Definitely not the most photogenic, but when you can't find anything else to photograph...

Please feel free to share any and all suggestions/criticisms

Thanks!

1. Extra tight comp for impact

2. Catching first light

3. Portrait

4. Coming in for landing

5. Mating

Jan 25, 2014 at 11:40 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Black Vultures

A special set Mitesh! Each of those is a "beauty", photographically speaking or course. #3 is my fave, but 1 is not far behind.

Jan 25, 2014 at 11:52 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Black Vultures

Terrific detail in 1 and 3 Mitesh... I personally prefer the wider view of #3... well done.

#2 is the standout for me in this set... beautiful light/color and good choice of composition.

Looks like he came in really close to you in #4... unfortunate the wings got clipped.
Nice behavioral shot of these big birds in #5, looks like it was midday tough light... I would like to see a bit more room all around in this image.

Nice work.

Kirk

Jan 26, 2014 at 12:46 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Black Vultures

KCollett wrote:
A special set Mitesh! Each of those is a "beauty", photographically speaking or course. #3 is my fave, but 1 is not far behind.

Thanks, Ken!

Jan 26, 2014 at 12:49 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Black Vultures

KirkB wrote:
Terrific detail in 1 and 3 Mitesh... I personally prefer the wider view of #3... well done.

#2 is the standout for me in this set... beautiful light/color and good choice of composition.

Nice work.

Kirk

Appreciate the detailed feedback on each image, Kirk! Your observations about 4 and 5 are spot on, of course, and I agree with your suggestion that 5 could benefit from some space. Unfortunately, I didn't think about that when composing in camera, and now I'm stuck with it

Jan 26, 2014 at 12:50 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Black Vultures

Mitesh, the second is wonderfully warm and a super photo. Arriving before sunrise at the Anhinga Trail I was saw at least 20 of these guys on the ground...they seemed totally nonplussed by me and came within inches...I thought that cute till I realized that they eat rotting stuff...yuch!
Eric

Jan 26, 2014 at 08:06 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Black Vultures

eyelaser wrote:
Mitesh, the second is wonderfully warm and a super photo. Arriving before sunrise at the Anhinga Trail I was saw at least 20 of these guys on the ground...they seemed totally nonplussed by me and came within inches...I thought that cute till I realized that they eat rotting stuff...yuch!
Eric

Thanks, Eric! I still can't believe that we managed to miss each other since we were both there at pretty much the same time!

Jan 26, 2014 at 09:16 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Black Vultures

Nice work on these, Mitesh. My wife and I have been having an ongoing debate about clipped wings. I've been paying more attention to bird paintings- clipped wings often work.

Jan 26, 2014 at 09:51 AM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Black Vultures

psharvic wrote:
Nice work on these, Mitesh. My wife and I have been having an ongoing debate about clipped wings. I've been paying more attention to bird paintings- clipped wings often work.

Thanks for the comment, Vic. Normally, I would be upset about clipping wings. In this case, I felt like the shape of the wing actually followed the edge of the frame, so if the viewer was sufficiently drawn to the face/eye, then subconsciously, the brain would assume it saw the entire wing. Maybe I'm overthinking it... although my wife thinks I don't think enough...

Jan 26, 2014 at 09:59 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Black Vultures

Love the light in #2.

Jan 26, 2014 at 10:03 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Black Vultures

Excellent. 2 & 3 for me. Impressive how you get them so sharp and clean even at high ISO.

Jan 26, 2014 at 02:39 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Black Vultures

Very nice Mitesh. My only comment is that 1 is a little tight on the "beak side" of the shot ~ Ron

Jan 26, 2014 at 04:01 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Black Vultures

treebeard wrote:
Love the light in #2.

Thanks, Scott!

Jan 26, 2014 at 04:03 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Black Vultures

BrunoS72 wrote:
Excellent. 2 & 3 for me. Impressive how you get them so sharp and clean even at high ISO.

Thanks, Bruno! I think the high ISO hurts IQ when images have to be cropped heavily. If you're able to use all the pixels, most modern cameras can easily do ISO 3200 with little to no NR.

Jan 26, 2014 at 04:05 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Black Vultures

surfnron wrote:
Very nice Mitesh. My only comment is that 1 is a little tight on the "beak side" of the shot ~ Ron

Appreciate the comment, Ron- and yes, it is tight on the "beak side"

. In this case, intentionally done so as I wanted the textures and, well, how do I say it gently... the "ugliness"- to pop out of the screen and give the viewer nothing else to look at.

Jan 26, 2014 at 04:07 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Black Vultures

great close-ups Mitesh

Jan 26, 2014 at 07:40 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Black Vultures

You have captured these wonderfully ! 2 and 3 are my favorites.

Birdie

Jan 26, 2014 at 07:41 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Black Vultures

kmunroe wrote:
great close-ups Mitesh

Thank you, Kenny!

Jan 27, 2014 at 09:28 AM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Black Vultures

birdied wrote:
You have captured these wonderfully ! 2 and 3 are my favorites.

Birdie

Thanks for the kind words, Birdie!

Jan 27, 2014 at 09:29 AM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Black Vultures

Fantastic set Mitesh, the 1st shot has a 3D look.

Jan 27, 2014 at 09:32 AM

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