Eagle in a frame

Gallery: AvianPosted September 4, 2011181 views13 comments

Local Eagle's are returning for another nesting season (Central Florida). This is the Male who just arrived today.
Nikon D7000 with a 200-400mm F4 Nikon lens + 1.4x tc
550mm @ F5.6
ISO 400
1/1000 ss
handheld from truck.....

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on September 4, 2011 at 11:27 PM

Very artsy natural frame. Excellent job on the exposure for the eagle, sharp too. Unique photo.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on September 5, 2011 at 3:26 AM

Eric this magnificent bird is framed beautifully i really do like this.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Lennart Augustsson on September 5, 2011 at 8:01 AM

Hello Eric,

The frame is really something special.

A unique picture that I like a lot.

Lennart

Registered on July 29, 2011, 21 Posts, 137 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on September 5, 2011 at 8:58 AM

Really nice and well seen and captured. A great example of how a few steps one way or the other can really make a difference. Sharon

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on September 5, 2011 at 12:41 PM

Very cool, love the sharpness of the bird and of course the "frame".

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Comment posted by Richard Hahn on September 5, 2011 at 1:13 PM

Eric,

A rerally unique and great picture. I love the natural frame. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on September 5, 2011 at 4:45 PM

Beautiful capture!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 5, 2011 at 5:42 PM

Great catch, Eric. Perfect framing.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 5, 2011 at 5:55 PM

I too like the tree banch framing Eric. Great to see this bird back for another year. Exposure and sharpness look great. Well done.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on September 5, 2011 at 8:26 PM

Great find-you really have a good eye that paid dividends here.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on September 6, 2011 at 4:42 PM

Interesting natural frame and nice detail on the eagle, way to go.

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 6, 2011 at 7:35 PM

Neat framing. Well done.
May

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Comment posted by John Robinson on September 7, 2011 at 8:48 AM

Very good.! All been said.
JohnR

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