Vultures - In 'Soar'

[c.j.]

Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura

The pole on which the last pictures were taken fell over last night. I've had intermittent power as they replace it.

Here's a couple of the vultures in flight. It was at high noon, so, not the best.

[payn817]

From what I can see they don't look that bad either. We're alot alike in that way, being hard on ourselves. Everyday, I think I should just throw my camera away....lol

[c.j.]

From what I can see they don't look that bad either. We're alot alike in that way, being hard on ourselves. Everyday, I think I should just throw my camera away....lol

Thanks for the encouragement.

I'm pretty demanding of myself. I look at the work of others in this forum and strive to achieve anything near their level.

I'll repeat, this board continues to teach and inspire/frustrate me!!!:thumbsup: :mad2:

[drg]

Nature is one of the toughest things technically to photography. It is much more difficult simply because so much is random. It is a good thing to be demanding, thats how to improve.

Personally I like the challenge. I have shot more "nature" in the past year or two than in the previous twenty combined, partially because of this site. I keep remembering stuff I forgot and keep 'rediscovering and learning'. I figure the birds owe me a couple of photos simply for the various seeds, suets, water baths, and the fences that keep many of the cats at bay.

I like your vultures, the only comment is that they look as if there's too much noise reduction or some other flavor of processing.

[paulnj]

Actually they look as if you opened the shadow drasticly from exposing for the sky and trying to get the detail back.

For TV's in flight at noon , I use +1ev usually and adjust from there.