More Turkey Vultures

[pen]

So I finally got out of the house on Sunday without kids in tow and managed to get up to lake Simcoe. Driving down a back road and there, over a patch of forest are about ten Turkey Vultures over head. Maybe they were waiting for something to die but I just had to stop and try and get some pics. It was really hard as most of the time I had to shoot straight up because of the forest getting in the way of nature shots I was trying to take:S

I managed to save these. They are not that good I know as the lighting from that angle was terrible but comments are welcome. I have pushed and pulled them in PS to try and get more detail out of them.

1:

PEN_3983 by PEN Productions / Paul Neale, on Flickr

2:

PEN_3932 by PEN Productions / Paul Neale, on Flickr

3:

PEN_3866 by PEN Productions / Paul Neale, on Flickr

4:

Turkey Vultures - PEN_3842 by PEN Productions / Paul Neale, on Flickr

These two were from Thanksgiving Sunday and the lighting and angle are far better as I was high up on a cliff over looking a river in Bowmanville.

5:

Turkey Vulture by PEN Productions / Paul Neale, on Flickr

6:

Turkey Vulture by PEN Productions / Paul Neale, on Flickr

 

[HomelessBoy]

#5 is the best because of the detail. The details in the others have been lost from harsh lighting.

Most of these need a tighter crop.

 

[pen]

Thanks for the input. Now if I can just get them to hold still while I focus and get the exposure right.

 

[tirediron]

Thanks for the input. Now if I can just get them to hold still while I focus and get the exposure right.

Next time, dress up like a dead cat!