"Hey, Gentleman, I'm still alive so look elsewhere."
I went to shoot Riley's Lock on the C&O Canal yesterday and suddenly found myself in Hitchcock's "The Birds." These birds were as numerous as the ones in the movie (seriously, there were dozens and dozens and dozens of them), but they were also freaking huge. My first inclination was to high-tail it back to the car but there was no escaping without some photos. The more I shot, the more comfortable I became and got as close as 4 feet (or so).
I probably wouldn't adopt a vulture as a pet, but they were certainly fascinating to hang out with for a while. Vultures actually have ancestors in common with ibis and storks (so consider that the next time you get an invitation to a baby shower). They eat all of the decaying, nasty, gross stuff that no other creatures would dare touch...so that makes them Mother Earth's little maintenance crew :)
I went to shoot Riley's Lock on the C&O Canal yesterday and suddenly found myself in Hitchcock's "The Birds." These birds were as numerous as the ones in the movie (seriously, there were dozens and dozens and dozens of them), but they were also freaking huge. My first inclination was to high-tail it back to the car but there was no escaping without some photos. The more I shot, the more comfortable I became and got as close as 4 feet (or so).
I probably wouldn't adopt a vulture as a pet, but they were certainly fascinating to hang out with for a while. Vultures actually have ancestors in common with ibis and storks (so consider that the next time you get an invitation to a baby shower). They eat all of the decaying, nasty, gross stuff that no other creatures would dare touch...so that makes them Mother Earth's little maintenance crew :)
"Hey, Gentleman, I'm still alive so look elsewhere."
I went to shoot Riley's Lock on the C&O Canal yesterday and suddenly found myself in Hitchcock's "The Birds." These birds were as numerous as the ones in the movie (seriously, there were dozens and dozens and dozens of them), but they were also freaking huge. My first inclination was to high-tail it back to the car but there was no escaping without some photos. The more I shot, the more comfortable I became and got as close as 4 feet (or so).
I probably wouldn't adopt a vulture as a pet, but they were certainly fascinating to hang out with for a while. Vultures actually have ancestors in common with ibis and storks (so consider that the next time you get an invitation to a baby shower). They eat all of the decaying, nasty, gross stuff that no other creatures would dare touch...so that makes them Mother Earth's little maintenance crew :)
I went to shoot Riley's Lock on the C&O Canal yesterday and suddenly found myself in Hitchcock's "The Birds." These birds were as numerous as the ones in the movie (seriously, there were dozens and dozens and dozens of them), but they were also freaking huge. My first inclination was to high-tail it back to the car but there was no escaping without some photos. The more I shot, the more comfortable I became and got as close as 4 feet (or so).
I probably wouldn't adopt a vulture as a pet, but they were certainly fascinating to hang out with for a while. Vultures actually have ancestors in common with ibis and storks (so consider that the next time you get an invitation to a baby shower). They eat all of the decaying, nasty, gross stuff that no other creatures would dare touch...so that makes them Mother Earth's little maintenance crew :)
