Bald Eagle

Gallery: AvianPosted December 17, 2010110 views8 comments

This was taken last month on our trip to the Harrison River BC Canada.
I added some canvas to the top as the top wing was almost out of frame otherwise full frame.

Canon EOS 7D
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 400 mm
ISO Speed 400

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 17, 2010 at 11:55 PM

Looks like the fish escaped - nice that it's tail is still visible.
Wonderful wing-spred and pose here. Nice detail and water drops.
If it were mine, I'd move the bird to the right of the frame and leqave more room in front of him. As is, pretty centered and a little off-balance, imo.
Nice! Looking forward to more of your posts!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 18, 2010 at 12:22 AM

Nicely done. I agree with Sandy's suggestions on composition.

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Comment posted by David E Lester on December 18, 2010 at 7:20 AM

Nice Shot, Love the way the claws look in this !!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 18, 2010 at 8:15 AM

I agree with Sandy's comp suggestion. Nice action.

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Comment posted by Doug Gilham on December 18, 2010 at 8:43 AM

Very nice capture Rowdy. I would agree with Sandys suggestion for recomposing this. Good job on adding the canvas to the top. Love the talons and the water coming up from it's attempt to catch something.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on December 18, 2010 at 8:46 AM

Really very nice detail! Also agree with the move to the right comment. Must have been fun getting this one. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 18, 2010 at 10:19 AM

Rowdy,

I like the pose, the splashing water and the setting. I do think this image would have more impact from a compositional viewpoint if there were more room on the left and less room on the right

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on December 19, 2010 at 7:33 PM

Beautiful well captured image!
Very nice detail and pose of the eagle.
Nice added element with the fish still showing.
Agreement with nits mentioned with comp.
Also, I think the photo could use a touch of rotation ccw

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