King Vulture. As soon as I saw this bird I knew it was my free study submission. He is so cool! This was after he ripped the guts out of one rat (which I have pictures of) and before he ripped the guts out of a second (more pics :)). This is their natural color though I have no clue why. I also have a couple of great pics of him cleaning his beak. Post in outtakes.
Handheld at 400mm
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Multiply/gaussian blur layer with heavy mask
noise reduction
sharpen
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I need to come to your zoo. Another great shot. Your work is inspirational when I am wandering around our zoo. I have been trying to catch a shot of our gorillas that could come even close to emulating your work. Very nice.
What an unusual color scheme this bird has, and love the piercing eye.
There is a tremendous amount of detail/texture missing in this image, in particular the feathers. Paossibly too much noise reduction/neat image?
I would have rather seen a lot of noise, than no details.
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