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Pick of The Week - Animals
by Editor Peter Davidson (PoTW #22003)
Edited and published by Yvette Depaepe, the 14th of July 2022
'Griffon Vulture' by Mathilde Guillemot
 
 
This image of a Griffon Vulture by Mathilde Guillemot is a startlingly powerful shot of a particularly scary animal.
There are of course many scary animals in this world, but somehow vultures give me the primordial shivers.
That same shiver went down my spine when I saw this shot.
The hard lighting and resulting deep black shadows lend a nightmarish quality to this scavenger of rotting corpses.
If this wasn't enough, the bird fixes us in an unblinking gaze that is devoid of anything remotely sympathetic.
Nothing cute or sweet here...

Nicely captured and excellent, Mathilde! 
 
 
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Kimberly CREW
Beautiful!
GENNARO DI NOTO PRO
Stunning picture excellent pp ,gorgeous animal!
Mathilde Guillemot PRO
Thanks a lot Gennaro 😃
joanaduenas PRO
Contrats, Excellent shot.
Mathilde Guillemot PRO
Thank you very much Joana 😃
Mathilde Guillemot PRO
Thanks a lot Hiroshi 😃
Serge Melesan PRO
Beautiful light great shot 👏👏
Mathilde Guillemot PRO
Thanks a lot Serge 😃
Jean-Luc BILLET PRO
Fabulous picture!...
Mathilde Guillemot PRO
Thanks a lot Jean-Luc 😃
Sydney Harter
Beautiful definition in the feathers. . .Very impressive!
Mathilde Guillemot PRO
Thank you again Sydney 😃
Saurabh Dhanorkar PRO
Superb and unusual shot of a scavenger! To me, the feathers spread like a fan look beautiful, especially against the backdrop of that intense stare. It brings out the fact that there is beauty in nature, even in the presence of what we term as cruelty. Congratulations, Mathilde!
Mathilde Guillemot PRO
Thanks a lot for your very kind comment Saurabh 😃
Elisabeth van Helden PRO
Beautiful light!
Mathilde Guillemot PRO
Thanks a lot Elisabeth 😃
Francesca Ferrari
Complimenti Mathilde, scatto stupendo. Ottima scelta Yvette e Peter
Mathilde Guillemot PRO
Thank you very much Francesca 😃
Mathilde Guillemot PRO
A big thank you dear Peter and Yvette, I am very honored. I really like this comment! ♥️
Yvette Depaepe CREW
All pleasure is ours, Mathilde !!! I also like a lot the comment of Peter. He just nailed it ;-)
Anita Singh PRO
Beautiful shot , congratulations
Mathilde Guillemot PRO
Thanks a lot Anita 😃