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I was patiently waiting for the right light from the sun to hit his eyes and viola!!! Taken with 70-200mm lens and 2X extender on 5DMK3....
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I was patiently waiting for the right light from the sun to hit his eyes and viola!!! Taken with 70-200mm lens and 2X extender on 5DMK3.
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cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark III

upload_dateSep, 2014

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46 Comments |
dorothypierini-rodgers
 
dorothypierini-rodgers September 04, 2014
Amazing!
viven
viven September 06, 2014
thanx dorothy
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots February 14, 2015
Awesome capture! Congrats.
viven
viven March 28, 2015
thanx JDLifeshots
roccochiara
 
roccochiara February 27, 2015
bellissimo profilo e sguardo intenso!
viven
viven March 28, 2015
thanx roccochiare. I have to goggle ur comments ... :)
AshThomson Platinum
 
AshThomson March 28, 2015
Brilliant shot! Congrats on being featured!
viven
viven March 28, 2015
thanx AshThomson
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta March 28, 2015
Excellent sharp & detailed capture. Congratulations on being Featured.
viven
viven March 28, 2015
thanx Alan, appreciate.
GEFAELL
 
GEFAELL March 28, 2015
Excellent and ingenious! But a small caveat: it is not an eagle, it's a vulture. In any case, great shot and perfect processing!
viven
viven March 28, 2015
Wow thanx for the correction Gefaell! :)
SamWellsArt
 
SamWellsArt March 28, 2015
cool, looks like a skeksis! congrats on being featured :)
Sandyshots
 
Sandyshots March 28, 2015
Great detail in those feathers and those eyes.
sxsvexen
 
sxsvexen March 28, 2015
Fantastic shot!!! Congrats!
Remraf
 
Remraf March 28, 2015
Great shot!
ianshearsmith
 
ianshearsmith March 28, 2015
wow, what a stunning image, great skill !
vojce
 
vojce March 28, 2015
fantastic bravo congrats
iceman2
 
iceman2 March 28, 2015
Excellent clarity in this wonderful shot!Congrats
jmain6
 
jmain6 March 28, 2015
WOW! Photo is so very close to seeing the real bird! Wonderful detail
crackedegg
 
crackedegg March 28, 2015
That is one gorgeous, ugly bird! Well done and congratulations!
tetvet PRO+
 
tetvet March 28, 2015
great shot, congrats
KeithBannerman Ultimate
 
KeithBannerman March 28, 2015
Great shot
Cbries
 
Cbries March 28, 2015
Great capture with wonderful detail! Congrats
Bonnie_D
 
Bonnie_D March 28, 2015
wow, absolutely amazing!!
whoath
 
whoath March 28, 2015
amazing
GBloniarz
 
GBloniarz March 28, 2015
Super! Congrats!
tmlakshmi PRO
 
tmlakshmi March 28, 2015
congrats
catini
 
catini March 28, 2015
Beautiful, great sharpness! Congrats on your feature!
crystalcollins
 
crystalcollins March 28, 2015
WOW !
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 March 28, 2015
Amazing... Congrats! ")
kanizkhan
 
kanizkhan March 28, 2015
Awesome
KIRWAN
 
KIRWAN March 28, 2015
A beautiful photograph of a (sadly) diminishing endangered bird. Many congratulations
meganleephotography
 
meganleephotography March 28, 2015
gorgeous shot
nitti
 
nitti March 28, 2015
Perfect....congrats
kathyk_abq
 
kathyk_abq March 28, 2015
Wow! Amazing shot! Congrats on being featured!
WileKyK
 
WileKyK March 28, 2015
Amazing detail. Congratulations on your Feature!
judylvolk
 
judylvolk March 30, 2015
Fantastic photo! It definitely deserves to be featured.
CWphotos5
 
CWphotos5 April 11, 2015
Amazing details...Excellent!
Mohit_Bagaria_Monu
 
Mohit_Bagaria_Monu April 21, 2015
wonderful
lindywalker
 
lindywalker May 02, 2015
amazing shot!!
paulthomas1966
 
paulthomas1966 May 05, 2015
Detail, love it!
coreydabrooksohana-photography
 
coreydabrooksohana-photography May 05, 2015
This is a beautiful capture.
The-Venerable-Stan PRO+
 
The-Venerable-Stan May 15, 2015
EXCELLENT SHOT in every respect!
tedkaplan
 
tedkaplan May 18, 2015
Wow!! what a shot
nc4hand
 
nc4hand June 02, 2015
Perfect capture! Voted for this. Good luck!
LensofLawrence
 
LensofLawrence July 01, 2015
I've been staring at this for 5 minutes - mesmerizing
davidsloan
 
davidsloan August 05, 2015
The perfect capture beautiful, Congratulations.
ConnieFisherFineArt PRO+
 
ConnieFisherFineArt September 18, 2015
Beyond phenomenal
p_eileenbaltz Platinum
 
p_eileenbaltz March 14, 2017
Extraordinary image! Voted in 'we love animals' contest.
avinashsrivastav
 
avinashsrivastav October 20, 2017
Amazing clarity
muddyvalley Platinum
 
muddyvalley January 14, 2019
Beautiful photo of a highly underrated and under appreciated bird. A beautiful vulture!

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in Singapore Birdpark

Time

This is a planned shoot and I wanted to get the best light of the day for photography, the golden hour. This was taken around 5 PM

Lighting

The afternoon sun was almost perfect but was not directly hiting the bird's head. So i patiently waited for this bird to move and after few mins, viola!

Equipment

Taken with Canon 5DMK3. I used 2x extender on my 70-200mm F2.8 lens and with monopod.

Inspiration

Viewbug and other internet photo sites. Browsing thru viewbug photos gave me the inspiration to shoot more and more. Once i saw a very good and inspiring photo, then it challenges me to take similar or maybe better photo.

Editing

Majority of my photos are processed thru Lightroom. I only used photoshop when i want to play with different background and removal of unnecessary elements which can't be done in Lightroom. Although my favorite genre is B&W i still processed with colors when i felt that subject is more attractive than in B&W.

In my camera bag

Different shooting calls for different equipment. On street photography, i just carry my heavy 70-200mm lens and my 5dmk3. For portraits, i carry my 85mm F1.2 lens and speedlight for fill or artistic shots. For landscape, its 16-35mm lens and definitely a tripod plus Lee filters. When traveling, 70-200mm F2.8, 16-35mm F2.8, tripod, filters, flash and extra batteries and memory cards.

Feedback

Every time i attended photography workshop, most speakers will tell you that before they became what they are now, they copied and followed other photographers, challenged themselves to create the same work or make it even better. But at the end of the day, they advised to create your own identity, your own style. So for my advice, learn the basics, improved your shots thru learning from the experts and once you master their craft, create your own identity. For me ... i'm still on the process of creating that identity.

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