Sorry for the corny title - just couldn't resist.My name is Dennis and I just got back into photography after two-decade layoff. I started off in 35mm in 1973 and lugged a couple of bags of gear, cameras, lenses, etc around the world during a 22 year Navy career. I got out of that habit after kids came along and cribs, diaper bags and car seats elbowed out camera gear for room in the car. Also, while my wife was remarkably patient with my stopping and waiting for just the right lighting, dirty-diapered kids were less so.
I got back into photography after my wife "forced" me to buy a DSLR in December of 2008. We'd gone to a camera store to buy a point and shoot for her to use in her antiques and collectibles business and she caught me looking at a couple of DSLRs in the display case. She suggested I check them out 'just for fun", but, when I tried to give them back to the sales person she asked "Which one do you want?" and refused to leave the store until I chose one.
Sadly, I lost Mrs Sea_Dog to cancer six months later, but fortunately she got to see me revive the passion I once had. My gallery is a lasting tribute to her and our love.
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Over the last two and a half years, since learning about Renderosity from a friend, has been a continuous learning and discovery process. The artists here are so amazingly talented and inspirational - and extremely friendly. Seeing their work and reading their comments on mine have allowed me to grow as an artist much faster than I could have on my own.
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Comments (35)
MOSKETON
ME GUSTA, GRACIAS POR COMPARTIRLA.
kbrog
Excellent capture!
dadon72
Excellent compo with the carcass in the foreground... facinating creature.
blinkings
And they apparently have the most amazing eyesight.
punkin
lol!!! so cool!!!
qrud
Bursting with liveand dead.
morningglory
He's a real beauty.
flavia49
fantastic shot!!
danob
Great capture and well seen he does look as if he is miffed to have missed out on something
lucindawind
oh hes so cool. .wonderful shot ..Ive never seen a white one before
JuliSonne
That was a giant-large portion. I do not believe that he has still hunger. Or is it a disguised bear? Bear hunger?? Super admission!!
Hendesse
Fantastic shot, really cool.
mariogiannecchini
Excellent capture!
mermaid
lol what a great title and a precious shot!
sandra46
SUPERB SUPERLATIVE SHOT !!!!! TERRIFC CAPTURE IS IT AN ALBINO BIRD?
anahata.c
an amazing moment of capture, such diverse textures, such diverse shapes. If one didn't know this was a carcass & vulture, one could think this as an abstract or a construction which the artist put together. A wonderful capture which is pulled together by the fact that it's a skeleton & vulture. And the detail on the bird--right to its head feathers--is fine. Nice crop too, since we're thrust in the middle of it all. Fine shot all around. It would be riotous to find out this was outside a parking lot in a mall. (Could be!) 'Cause it's a scene that calls for a vast desert all around...
TECHNISTRATIONS
Too funny! Great shot!!!
kgb224
Outstanding picture captured by you.
durleybeachbum
Superb compo!
bmac62
Quite a scavanger...A-1 composition. Good choice.
Alex_Antonov
Excellent!
lior
Superb!
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
ShadowsNTime
Superb capture! Wonderful details...I have never seen a white one before, I wonder how rare (or not) they are? I love the feathers on his head, like a bad hair day, lol!
wjames
Brilliant capture.
orig_buggy
SUPERB!!!
myrrhluz
Excellent shot! Wonderful composition, detail, texture and color! Superb capture of the bird! His head feathers against the green, and the shading of his feathers is terrific. The composition is as good as it gets! Fantastic!
Djavad
Il a tout mangé !
Chipka
Vultures are amazing creatures and for me, incredibly cute! I love them. They always look so...determined, serious, and slightly miffed. They have a sort of wonderfully stoop-shouldered elegance too. This one is such a sharp and brilliant white, and well...oooh...it's just perfect. Great composition. Are the bones real? Or are they those museum-quality bone casts? Not that it matters, this is a gorgeous shot!
mickeyrony
Hoooo… It resembles a Splendid Condor carnacier, Bravo beautiful catch my friend. Cheer still and mile mercies ((5++)) Hoooo... Il ressemble à un Condor Magnifique carnacier , Bravo belle prise mon ami . Bravo encore et mile mercis ((5++))