100th POST: Griffon Vulture

Critiques [Translate]

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• Argus (50626)
• [2007-09-22 7:28]

Hello Tom,
This is a great capture of a Griffon Vulture. Fine sharpness, lighting and composition and I like the moment you caught the wing position and the way it looks down with an apparent intention to land.
Great shot!
TFS and enjoy your weekend,
Ivan

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• pirate--s (880)
• [2007-09-22 7:52]

hi tom,

this is for me one of the most spectacular pictures seen on TN!
it is a superbe moment before landing.the lightning is excellentissime!and also it is very very sharp!
exceptional shot!thanks!
caroline
p.s.:nee ech exagereieren net

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• marhowie (486)
• [2007-09-22 7:55]

Hi Tom,
To be honest, I only dream of getting one like this :)
You have my vote!
Very nice work.
Howard

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• vanderschelden (30441)
• [2007-09-22 7:59]

Well composed, Tom.
Great in flight Griffon Vulture.
I like the light on the head and the sharp eye.
Well done
TFS
Annick

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• darwin (1401)
• [2007-09-22 8:11]

Amazing shot Tom
impressive details in this spectacular
action shot. tfs jon

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• Patleboss (5950)
• [2007-09-22 8:16]

Superbe !!! quelle belle pose, très bon focus sur la tête du vautour, très bonne lumière aussi, quel beau spectacle de voir cet oiseau en plein action,
vraiment bien joué Tom,
Pat

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• jstewart (609)
• [2007-09-22 8:16]

Hi Tom:
The drama of your vulture is superbly captured. A couple of photographic suggestions: Use PhotoShop to darken the sky a bit - you could use the burn tool, and hopefully that will slightly darken not only the blue but the white top right. And ditto for the head and neck of the vulture, though I'd be very careful around the eye (blow the picture up so as to be more precise) not to darken it but to leave it bright and sparkly. I'd do a workshop to see what I could do but no time. Thanks, too, for the good note.
All the best,
John

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• PeterZ (49139)
• [2007-09-22 8:58]

Hello Tom,
This is fabulous! What a great impressive moment. Perfect light, sharpness and colours. Excellent focus on the head. Fantastic POV and composition.
Regards,
Peter

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• rousettus (19818)
• [2007-09-22 11:05]

Hi dear friend,
perfect capture. wonderful details, especially on feathers underside of wings and eye. Sharpness, details, light are great as like composition and POV. TFS
well done
Ahmet

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• go2stones (1279)
• [2007-09-22 12:11]

Excellent image stopping him like that in midair. We can see great detail of the patterns of the feathers, the texture of the neck, and even the eye itself. Well done.

TFS!
Reid

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• MMM (11425)
• [2007-09-22 16:03]

Hi Tom
Fine in flight-action.Your Image is very sharp and details are good.I like that sharp eye and the sky BG is also very nice
TFS Michel

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• kjpweb (4788)
• [2007-09-22 17:40]

A "WOW" shot. Most excellent frozen moment. Very impressive with dead on focus! Kudos! Cheers, Klaus

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• AnimalExplorer (1997)
• [2007-09-22 19:21]

Great shot Tom! The inflight POV is awesome the look on this raptor looks very menacing and all with sharpness. :)

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• Silke (5458)
• [2007-09-23 4:10]

Wow!
This is a stunning 100th!
The pose you have caught, the whole predatory mien, is truly amazing.
Tom, I am really glad I was drawn in by your comment to Rob in the photography forum. This is simply breath-taking
TFS
silke

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• ellis49 (2254)
• [2007-09-23 4:34]

Hi Tom.
congrats on your 100th post, I hope for more.
This is a very nice picture to celebrate with.
Good action with fine details and good exposure.
Well composed with ncecolours.
Well done.

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• ramthakur (56953)
• [2007-09-23 6:52]

Tom, it is very kind of you to look at my bird picture and write your critique on it.
Congratulations on your 100th post!
The picture of the vulture is very impressive.
The bird looks focused on the point where it is about to land.
Thanks and best regards.
Ram

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• nglen (36145)
• [2007-09-23 8:28]

Hi Tom.Missed this yesterday. so congratulations with 100 postings . And a fine one at that. great detail and focusing for a in flight shot of the fine bird . good natural colours .with a fantastic POV. well done TFS. good notes too.
Nick..

Look foward to the next 100.

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• anilnediyara (780)
• [2007-09-23 23:19]

Hello Tom,
Great in flight shot to celebrate your 100th post, congratulations. The sharp eyes and spotlight head makes it dramatic. TFS
Regards
Anil

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• John_F_Kennedy (3684)
• [2007-09-24 2:43]

Congratulations!!!

Superb camera work on the exceptional shot. Vivid colours.
Best wishes,
Achim

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• fthsm (3689)
• [2007-09-24 5:47]

Sharpness, blue sky, nice light and beautiful pose. All the things what a photographer want. I wish many many 100th picture with this quality for you.

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• bucanas (1113)
• [2007-09-24 14:19]

Hi Tom,
Very nice shot,congratulation.
Regards.
Ralf

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• marmottelolo (14697)
• [2007-09-25 8:38]

bonjour tom
j'aime beaucoup la posture du rapace,l'expression est bien retransmise dans l'image,aggressif et determiné!
bonne netteté et exposition.
laurent

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• warnzy (20)
• [2007-09-25 9:16]

Hello,

Your 100th posting, and what a cracker. Stunning detail and the position of the bird is quite superb. What a picture to celebrate on.

Kind regards,

Mike

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• SMFortuna (50)
• [2007-09-25 15:06]

Hello Tom,

It's a great job!
Congratulations for your 100 th!
TFS
Sergio

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• undoredo (2740)
• [2007-09-25 15:53]

Hi Tom,
Your flying birds photos are all amazing to me. :-)
Actually, I've been taking photographing of micro world, especially insects. I was trying to photograph some of birds, but it was not easy for me. :-)
Excellent details and sharpness, very active pose and nice POV, clean BG, well composed.
Well done and TFS,
Regards,
Kevin

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• bobair (44)
• [2007-09-25 17:43]

Hi Tom,
great looking post for your 100th.The image has a very good dynamic to it and you have caught that motion well.The details and focus are good also.You know somehow I think this bird looks better flying than eating something dead on the ground like how I normally see them. Tfs. Bob

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• CeltickRanger (37400)
• [2007-09-25 19:10]

Hello Tom

i like your GREAT action shot, WOW !

photo taken at the good moment,
the griffon vulture is VERY well framed in the image

the sharpness and details of the Image are EXCELLENT
and wonderful background, CONGRATALATION for your 100the
and a BIG TFS

Asbed

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• jrubiocasado (6112)
• [2007-09-26 3:17]

Hi Tom
Very nice shot, moment, pose, all is good and congratulations, this is a great work.
Cheers

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• tiklod (3397)
• [2007-09-26 7:03]

Hi Tom,
Amazing picture! Very sharp details and focus on head. Beautiful colours. NICE DYNAMIC SHOT!
TFS,

Claude

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-09-27 9:22]
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Hello Tom

Wow what an amazing POV ,the focus and details are super.Congratulations on your 100th post.A beautiful pose you have captured.The composition is lovely.TFS

Rob

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• livios (16942)
• [2007-09-28 11:19]

Tom, this is another masterpiece.

Excellent exposure, pov and composition.

Great sharpness too.

Congratulations.

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• EOSF1 (23955)
• [2007-09-29 11:27]

Hello Tom, congrats on the 100th ! This is a good one, great bird, good sharpness, perfect composition and I really like the eye ! Well done, thanks.

Mario

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• cicindela (9226)
• [2007-09-30 4:42]

Hello Tom!
This capture is just amazing! Not only a very rare species but also presented in the very special and unique way! DOF, POV and details are great and the note very professional and informative.
TFS and have a nice Sunday!
Radomir

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• Adanac (21378)
• [2007-09-30 13:06]

Hi Tom,
Congratulations on first 100, hope to see many many more, this is an exceptional in flight capture, thanks for sharing.
Rick

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• thor68 (5674)
• [2007-09-30 14:36]

hi tom & *Happy 100!* :-) what an awesome shot for the celebration -
a Griffon Vulture preparing for landing, the eyes on the "food" and the legs getting ready for touchdown. what a pose!
well done & best wishes, thor.

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• Jonas_Schmitt_ (182)
• [2007-10-01 4:47]

Hi!
Nice picture mad in the right moment.I like the action here,the
eagle looks crazy......I think it was a problem with exposure
here,that´s why the background is a bit too bright.But if you´d have used an exposure which is hoghert thank f/5.0 , so the eagle would be underexposed.
So you did well with your 100th post!
Jonas

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• claudine (0)
• [2007-10-01 14:33]

What an amazing picture, a perfect one to celebrate this number, congratulations! This is a stunning capture. We clearly feel the emotion of the bird. I guess this guy is a little hungry, wow! Details, POV, exposure, everything is great! Wow...
Claudine

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• M_Detay (832)
• [2007-10-01 23:47]

Hi Tom,
Congratulation for this 100yh post. Great Griffon Vulture. Excellent capture.
Well done.
Cheers.
Michel

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• horia (16656)
• [2007-10-06 4:37]

Hi again, Tom

This is one splendid shot of this impressive bird - the griffon vulture!
I really love the pose in which you've captured it as well as the amazing sharp detaisl you present it with.
The colors are also very nice and natural and even though the BG is pretty bright, one can still see colors there, too, prooving that it's correctly exposed.
The DOF here is another terrific element - capturing the entire bird in full focus - while the composition is very nice, too.

Bravo, TFS and a belated congrats on your 100th post.
Horia

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• lizzie (2855)
• [2007-10-10 9:43]

Wow, what a picture! Love the colours, details and what a pose you were able to catch! Excellent job here!

Lise

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• hester (11638)
• [2007-10-10 10:26]

Wow Tom

Congraulations on the 100th post and what a shot to mark it with. Stunning pose and frozen detail on this in flight shot

TFS

Karan

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• migtex (7)
• [2007-11-05 0:42]

Remarkable shot!
NG will be envy!
Tks for greetings.

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• Adam73 (2253)
• [2007-11-05 9:04]

Nice sharpness and details, I love the pose of this majestic bird in flight. Love the contrast.

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• Arjun (7593)
• [2008-02-21 8:49]

hi tom,
one of the best pictures i have seen..When I saw his picture I was amazed.
Congrats on your 100th post
TFS

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• Raptorman (10388)
• [2011-03-01 9:40]

Exxxcellllent ..