Pharoah's Chicken, Bangalore

[AB Apana]

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus

EOS40D, 500 f4 + 1.4x II converter, ISO 400 on Aperture Priority @ f8, Gitzo Series 3 + Wimberley II.

Sorry about my absense from the forum, been out photographing. Thanks for looking, c & c welcome.

Apana

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice one. I like the environmental portrait. I would be tempted to take a little from the right. I like the texture of the rocks.

Where was it? Its a long time since I photographed this species. I have seen these fellows at times at garbage dumps, at times even in fields. Didn't see them in bharatpur this year.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Great image. Lovely rocks there. Have you any images from a higher angle?

[AB Apana]

Sabyasachi, this was at Ramadeva betta in Ramnagaram.

Abhishek, no, as it is they were at least 40 -50 feet above us and on a ledge of a sheer cliff face, so no way of getting higher.

Apana

[Mrudul Godbole]

Beautiful photograph. Nice profile. Liked the composition. The BG compliments the subject. How is the sighting there?
Look forward to more..

[Bibhav Behera]

Nice image. I like the perch and the offcentre compo...

[Rahul Parekh]

Hi Apana,

beautiful capture...upward head movement and the rock in the BG complementing each other creating lovely habitat shot.

By cropping left side by few inches and creating vertical composition, you can give curious expression with impressive looks...by creating tension :)

Cheers, Rahul

[Kiran Ghadge]

with the availble conditions this is very nice shot....not nits....

[Subramanya_CK]

Wow, you have got a good one Apana.