Gallery: AvianPosted April 23, 2011116 views5 comments
Canon 7D, 1/2000, f5, ISO 800, +2 exp comp, 46%FF, handheld
Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
First time shooting one of these. Just happened to be flying overhead my cabin when I was shooting Juncos.
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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 23, 2011 at 12:08 PM
Dan, I like the flight position of the bird and the nice look at the eye. For me the contrast looks to high and the whites are very bright. There is also a noticable narrow halo around the bird. I would work on getting the contrast down and lowering the whites. Just some suggestions.
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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 23, 2011 at 12:38 PM
Excellent flight position and good job of managing to capture this eagle in flight Dan! I do agree with ROn's suggestions and think they can really improve this image.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 23, 2011 at 2:15 PM
Dan,
Seeing and photographing a bald Eagle is always a thrill for me. I hope you get more opportunties with them. The flight pose is powerful as presented and the comp you used works well for my tastes. Some of the whites in the head and tail are too bright and over the 255 level, with those so bright none of the details that might be there show. There is a halo around the eagle and I would resolve that. Contrast does seem too high, perhaps bringing that down some would help. I really love how you got light under the wings.
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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 23, 2011 at 2:21 PM
Ditto (of course) Ron and Mia's comments and suggestions, but wasn't this a thrill? Congratulations!
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Sorochan on April 23, 2011 at 5:20 PM
A toned down version. No much more I could do with the whites. Original image was a bit overexposed. The +2 exp comp works with the crows which are normally flying overhead.
Registered on March 2, 2010, 30 Posts, 54 Comments
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5 commentsSeeing and photographing a bald Eagle is always a thrill for me. I hope you get more opportunties with them. The flight pose is powerful as presented and the comp you used works well for my tastes. Some of the whites in the head and tail are too bright and over the 255 level, with those so bright none of the details that might be there show. There is a halo around the eagle and I would resolve that. Contrast does seem too high, perhaps bringing that down some would help. I really love how you got light under the wings.