Ugly Dude (King Vulture)

Posted by Richard on Sun Aug 24, 2003 5:58 pm

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A closer than I really want to be portrait of a King Vulture.
(Captive)

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Location: National Zoo - Washington, DC
Date & Time: 2003:08:20 09:20:03
Camera: NIKON D1X
Lens: 500mm f/4 AF-S II
Focal Length: 500
Exposure: Incident, Manual - 1/500 @ f5.6
ISO Sensitivity: 400
Flash: On - TTL Rear curtain Fill Flash -1.7EV
Support: Gitzo 1325 w/Wimberley Head

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by AlexC on Sun Aug 24, 2003 6:05 pm

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Royal and Magnificent are his two last names!!!
Marvelous vulture that has a King's robe for a feathered dress, Utterly beautiful bird!! Could use a touch or two of USM, Otherwise a great mug shot!! Congrats!!!

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by E.J. Peiker on Sun Aug 24, 2003 6:37 pm

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Wow this is fantastic - such great detail.

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by NDCheryl on Sun Aug 24, 2003 6:59 pm

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Great colors and details. I would not want to be that close if that bird was hungry!

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by KK Hui on Sun Aug 24, 2003 7:42 pm

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With a dark BG those colors really stand out.
A keeper, Richard!

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by Alan Melle on Sun Aug 24, 2003 8:07 pm

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Wow, what color! Probably the best image of these birds that I've seen.

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by Jim Probst on Sun Aug 24, 2003 8:40 pm

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Richard,

The vivid colors and terrific detail make this an impressive image! Well done!

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by Greg Downing on Sun Aug 24, 2003 8:44 pm

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OMG, this is totally awesome!!!

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by Sandy Mossberg on Sun Aug 24, 2003 8:46 pm

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Superr shot, Richard.

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by Danny Burk on Sun Aug 24, 2003 8:47 pm

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Oh, this is amazing. Hmm, this would make a good companion to my "Glamourous" Black Vulture

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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Sun Aug 24, 2003 11:38 pm

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Unreal. This one really epitomizes my signature.

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by Juli Wilcox on Mon Aug 25, 2003 6:41 pm

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This looks like a chalk drawing; absolutely IN-credible and a treat to view!

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by Heather Forcier on Tue Aug 26, 2003 8:03 am

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On the contrary, I find this bird to be quite beautiful with all the wonderful colors! Nicely done!

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by Chris Fagyal on Tue Aug 26, 2003 2:20 pm

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This is fabulous. I have seen these birds 3 seperate times in Costa Rica but always soaring. Never this close. The color and detail in the head and surrounding plumage is absolutely stunning. One would never believe a vulture could look so regal.

Awesome!

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