Take Off

Gallery: AvianPosted December 13, 2010163 views9 comments

This is an image taken on the spit in Homer, AK this summer. I had shot several images of this eagle when he decided he needed to change perches. This is the only one I was able to get of the take off. I wish I had not clipped off the wing on the top, but other then that I like the image. I appreciate any comments that will be made.

Canon 30D
Tokina 80-400
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/1500
Aperture f5.6
ISO 400
400mm
Handheld
Curves
Levels
Cropped to about 80% of original for comp.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 13, 2010 at 10:36 AM

Agreed, it would be ideal to have the whole wing. It is a very nice look at this guy, with a terrific pose though. Given the one wing being clipped, I'm trying to think of a crop that might make it more of a portrait than full-body shot, but not sure how I might do it.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on December 13, 2010 at 10:47 AM

Richard, Nice post. Following up on terry's comment ... One idea might be to crop from the right and clip his tail too. That might provide the illusion that the bird is flying into the frame, but honestly not sure.

Nice capture in spite of the wing.

Cheers,

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Huff on December 13, 2010 at 11:17 AM

Richard even with the wing clipped off, this one great image. Great exposure and detail.

Ron Huff

Registered on August 31, 2010, 69 Posts, 440 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 13, 2010 at 12:22 PM

Your detail and exposure look very good Richard, great view of the birds head and backside..
This will look great no matter how ya slice it

Merry Christmas!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 13, 2010 at 3:31 PM

Nice exposure, sharpness, and detail.on this shot Richard. I like the BG too as it shows habitat but is blurred enough not to impede on the bird. A full wing would have been nice. If this were mine I would crop in from the left and cut off the other wing to about the same spot as the top wing. That would make this a flying profile type image where the emphasis is on detail of the head and tail.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Gilham on December 13, 2010 at 4:41 PM

I think this looks good with the pano crop. You've got plenty of room in front of the eagle. detail looks very good, though there is a halo, small minor and easily fixable. Great capture Richard

Registered on September 20, 2009, 77 Posts, 489 Comments

Comment posted by Robbie Knight on December 13, 2010 at 6:33 PM

I like the detail and agree with what has been noted elswhere. Thanks for sharing.
Robbie

Registered on April 10, 2010, 30 Posts, 135 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 13, 2010 at 7:40 PM

The detail in the browns and whites is excellent. I think Ron's idea of cropping the left wing tip would improve the comp a little bit.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 13, 2010 at 10:44 PM

Very good photo Richard. The cut off wing is what it is, the image is still excellent.

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