Richard Fisher
June 2026 - king vulture
About the Image(s)
This is a king vulture photographed during a recent trip to Costa Rica. The vulture was landing to feed on a carcass in the area. Exposure info: Z9, 100-400 F/4.5-5.6 Z at 400mm, 1/2500 second, F/8, ISO 2200. Processing challenge is to separate the bird from the background - the bird is both black and white. So converting from ProPhoto to sRGB make the background somewhat darker.
Rich Fisher
2 comments posted
Deborah Albert
Beautiful image. You might brighten him a bit more so he stands out better. Perhaps bring up shadows and whites? Posted: 06/13/2026 06:21:41
The bird is well exposed as it is challenging to capture black and white in the same image. You may adjust your background separately and perhaps lighen the blacks in the background. This is a very good capture. Posted: 06/13/2026 13:00:11