Eagle's Perch

Gallery: AvianPosted March 7, 2011240 views15 comments

Here is one of the bald eagles I observed back over the holidays here in northern Utah...

1DIV @ 500mm
1/2000 f/7.1 iso1250

Thanks for looking, and your comments are greatly appreciated.

John

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on March 7, 2011 at 9:52 AM

Good detail on the eagle and I like that outstretched wing -- not fond of the white background and I would take out the branches in the lower left

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Comment posted by dan elster on March 7, 2011 at 11:05 AM

Great pose and sharpness and i love white backrounds.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on March 7, 2011 at 12:34 PM

Hi John: I like this high key image. The flow of the branches works well in the composition. I'm not wild about the branch in the lower left corner though. Gotta love that wing dangling down. In the larger version the body feathers seem like they might be just a bit over sharpened? That's the only place so maybe this was just one contrasty eagle. Nicely captured and presented.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on March 7, 2011 at 3:41 PM

Gorgeous John - love the white BG. Never seen a shot like this before where one wing was extended and one folded. Very neat. I might clone a couple of the intruding bracnhes, but nothing major.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on March 7, 2011 at 5:23 PM

This is wall material. I would leave it as is. I think I would pull the brightness of the sky down a bit, but that's all. Neat photo.

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on March 7, 2011 at 6:35 PM

What a unique pose! Seeing the broken primary makes you wonder what battles he has faced. The sharpness is awesome and I love the bright white background.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 7, 2011 at 6:53 PM

Hi John,

I love the intensity of the subject's gaze and the white background gives the image the feel of a chilly winter's morning, I like this capture a lot :^)

Regards,

Ashley

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Comment posted by Larry Reitz on March 7, 2011 at 6:54 PM

This is stunning. I think the background goes perfectly with this pose. With the possible exception of a light blue, It just would not have the same impact if it were cluttered or another color.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 7, 2011 at 9:32 PM

Sweet Photo John!!! Excellent detail in the bird and tree.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 7, 2011 at 10:35 PM

This is stunning John! The unique pose and the composition are outstanding. I like the use of the white background. Have heard it said "I don't like white backgrounds", they need to see this!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 8, 2011 at 12:25 AM

What a fantastic pose and I really like the high key look of this image John. A belated welcome to NPN

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 8, 2011 at 6:04 AM

Love the wing and tail display John, excellent position of head and beak to show them off against the background with a good look at the eye. Sharpness looks good throughout but the pose makes the shot for me.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 8, 2011 at 6:28 AM

Wonderfully sharp and a unique pose - well done John

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 10, 2011 at 12:41 AM

I really like the pose, wing spread, feather detail and the composition is excellent. I am not use to seeing white sky so that part of the image throws me off a bit unless that is mt background covered in snow. I also like the way this image flows with the look of the eagle following the tree branch. Very intriguing image, well composed and well done.
( I like you buffalo photo of the month on your website too)

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Comment posted by Andrius Pašukonis on March 11, 2011 at 12:35 AM

Fantastic

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