Arriving early at my destination for last night's sunset, I thought the big dead tree above the driveway was calling out to be photographed. The vultures that decided to roost there were a bonus. Yashinon-DX 45/1.7. Tony
Alfie would get a kick out of it for sure. They even look spooky in B/W mate. I'll be interested to see what the new 300mm does Tony Looking forward to it. Danny.
Thanks guys. I do love the look of the vultures. They are everywhere, and I've seen them at all times of the day, from early morning to late in the evening. I fly model airplanes, and it is fun to try to follow them with a glider, because vultures are superb soarers. I even managed to get an airborne pic of one once with a camera mounted on my plane. No, not a Nex, but I do know there are guys with deep pockets who mount Nexes on radio controlled aircraft. I was hiking at the same spot once on a very stormy looking day, and there were about a dozen vultures all perched on a bunch of barren trees in one spot. I had the feeling they were waiting for me to drop dead on the trails. I'll have to see if I can find that pic. Tony
They're baaaaack! I'm beginning to get a complex about these things showing up every time I go to this site. Tony
I like the third shot from the top Tony, the way the tree branches lead up to the solitary bird - cool.
Thanks. I also found the photo I took on the same property about a year and a half ago, just about 100 yards from the pics above. It was a gray, gloomy day, and a group of the vultures were perched all over the place as I was hiking. It was rather surreal, in a R. L. Stein kind of way. Tony
