Startled King Vulture, a photo from Berlin, East

Photographer's Note

I took a few pictures of this particular fellow and his friend at the Berlin Zoo (Zoologischer Garten Berlin). It's a young one, so the colors are not as vivid as they are with older birds.

I enjoy the expression of this one so much that it is one of the photos I use as background pictures for my desktop.

Taken with the lens at a focal length of 202mm, ISO set to 200.

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koray (607) 2006-04-11 13:33

Dear Ruben excelent portrait. some focus problem. welcome to TE

kludwig20 (437) 2006-04-11 16:24

HAHA funny picture this one. Even though it is lacking sharpness, it could be easily resolved with an unsharp mask i sense. Great DOF, putting the focus where it needs to be. Well done.

afderrick (348) 2006-04-23 13:32

What an interesting photograph! It immediately caught my eye, good framing and very interesting bird. I have never seen one of these before. I can see why you would use it as desktop background on your computer. Good shot.

touristdidi (8583) 2006-04-28 9:38 [Comment]

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MLINES (12516) 2006-06-03 3:25

Hi Ruben, Good capture. It seems he is wondering what that big wiggly thing on his nose is! You caught a special moment here. Murray.

Photo Information

Copyright: Ruben Schoenefeld (BigBen212) (99)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-08-24
Categories: Humorous, Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel, Cosina 100-300mm f/5.6-6.7 Macro, SanDisk Ultra II 1GB
Exposure: f/8, 1/250 seconds
Map: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-04-11 13:16