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by Scott Frye

Gallery: AvianPosted November 18, 2011199 views6 comments
Bald Eagle at land fill near Brooksville, Florida

1/1250 at f8 and iso 640 EC +2/3
Canon 500 with 1.4 TC
Canon 7D

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on November 18, 2011 at 10:27 PM
Scott, IMHO this is a very good eagle flight photo. You have good detail in the head and feathers. The under wing shadow is kind of dark and a bit distracting, but not much you can do about it. But, the BG, I find distracting with the light line running through it at a angle. Not sure if there was much you could do about it also. However, I find the clarity of the eagle overcomes the BG. Thanks for sharing, wish I had this good of eagle flight shot.
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 19, 2011 at 4:40 PM
Nice flight shot of this eagle. The +2/3 on exposure has taken a toll on the detail in the white crown, and it looks like you tried to recover that with the burn tool.Unfortunately the burn tool has spilled over onto the background giving a darker border along the top of the head.
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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on November 20, 2011 at 2:47 PM

Excellent flight shot, Scott, great wing position too.

Andy...
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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 20, 2011 at 4:44 PM
I like the sharpness and the way the bird is so well isolated from the background. I'm fine with the shadow under the wing and agree with Richard's observation about the head though I may not have spotted it myself.
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Comment posted by May Haga on November 28, 2011 at 10:26 PM
Excellent capture Scott. Nice to catch him coming towards you.
May
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 28, 2011 at 10:34 PM
Scott,

Fabulous capture and great pose, technically criticising such small images is not my bag!
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