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19-FEB-2007

Black Vultures

(Not To Be Confused With Turkey Vultures)

This pair were sitting high up in a tree when we spotted them.

Nikon D200 ,Nikkor 300mm f/4 ED-IF AF-S
Nikon TC17EII 1/50s f/6.7 at 500.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Janet Forjan-Freedman03-Mar-2007 05:47
A very cool capture with excellent exposure revealing terrific tonal range and detail in the dark feathers! Janet
Jean D02-Mar-2007 03:17
Superb capture, Jay! Love the detail on these birds. Great use of the 300mm and TC! These fellas sure don't look to friendly!!! ~V~
Liz Bickel28-Feb-2007 17:39
Beautifully captured pair. You're good.
Jess. ( Lady.D.)28-Feb-2007 03:58
Great shot Jay, perfect exposure on the black............Jess
Leslie Cohelan28-Feb-2007 03:02
Now that is something i have not seen before...we have plenty of the turkey vultures...but these guys are something else...great capture and detail
Char28-Feb-2007 02:45
Excellent capture Jay! \/
CIS28-Feb-2007 02:18
Bravo Jay....the black feathers are so distinct. Fantastic work & exposure!!! Vote
Cindi Smith28-Feb-2007 01:23
Yep, that is what they are....they are everywhere around here. But, you made them look good for being so ugly...LOL! This is a great composition and the details are excellent! V
Nestor Derkach28-Feb-2007 00:44
Jay , excellent capture with your new 300mm lens and TC 17 EII, especially two birds.
Very nice feather detail .
Well done. Vote
s_barbour28-Feb-2007 00:41
Terrific detail in those feathers Jay, nice find and very nicely captured!
Fong Lam28-Feb-2007 00:12
That's a treat, two birds in one composition. Nice capture, Jay. Vote
Tom Munson27-Feb-2007 22:49
This is really good Jay. You managed to get both birds in focus and the blacks are perfect. Well done. Vote
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