I liked this with it's flaws. Technically, I suppose the other comments are right, but visually, to me, this is a feast. The lines contrasted against the dots makes this so much more than a pretty picture. The rim light is enough to bring the bird out from the background. The toning is perfect for this study of texture and contrast. The only thing I would change is the weeds that are in the foreground. I bet this looks great full size.
Nice shot, with the light making the feathers somewhat translucent. I do find the background a bit busy for my liking, but the pose of the bird is great. Well done.
I've went on four or five photo safari's specificall to capture turkey vulture images in the last several weeks and did so during the challenge week but was unable to capture anything worthy of submission for this challenge. I like catching them in the early morning sunning themselves like you have here.
It is a good capture but the background is overwhelming of the bird. This can be corrected by reducing the background brightness by 10-30 percent and possibly reducing it's contrast as well. You might try to add some bright highlights to the bird to make it stand out above the background. Unsure if this is better as sepia or would be better as B&W. You might try both to see what you think.
i personally would have kept this as a colour photo - the sepia on the trees blends too much into the vulture - it makes my eyes want to tell my brain it is a dead bird on blacktop. well done for a sharp capture in that pose tjough.
Great moment to capture the bird! I would have preferred the OOF background to be a little smoother - is this pixelation or over-sharpening? The bird's head doesn't stand out quite enough, which I think it would have were the background softer. Good try!
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