Happy Couple

Gallery: AvianPosted October 1, 2012166 views9 comments

This pair of Fish Eagles was one of the highlights of our boat trip on Lake Mburo, in Uganda.

EOS 1D MkIV

500mm F4 hand held

F6.3, ISO 800, 1/2000, EV + 0.67

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on October 1, 2012 at 7:45 AM

A regal pose! Well done! I like that you have detail in the dark and in the head. Maybe cloning out the dead branch in the LRC? Not sure if it helps or distracts. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 1, 2012 at 9:17 AM

Regal or simply The Terrible Twins

. Wonderful species , very well framed ! Like it a lot . Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 1, 2012 at 10:19 AM

Well done Ken,
Would not change a thing.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 1, 2012 at 3:16 PM

This looks like a difficult contrast shot but the larger image looks fine to me. I like that both heads are looking in the same direction. Another very interesting post, way to go Ken.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 1, 2012 at 8:10 PM

Wonderful to get this shot. Very nice sharpness and detail.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 1, 2012 at 8:25 PM

Two regal birds, posing nicely. Both are sharp and there's detail even in the shaded darks. There's a noticeable halo where the darkest parts of the birds and perch meet the blue sky. I suspect that could be solved by careful selective sharpening.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 2, 2012 at 2:26 AM

Thanks everybody for your kind comments which are much appreciated.

Lon,

You have good eyes I had hardly noticed that

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 2, 2012 at 6:56 PM

Except for the sharpening halo Ron mentioned, excellent. Well seen and executed, and special props for the nice exposure of the blacks and whites.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 3, 2012 at 2:05 AM

Jim,

Thanks for your comment.

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