Eagle on Ice

Gallery: AvianPosted January 13, 2013190 views14 comments

Taken today from a blind on the shore of the St. Lawrence River.

Nikon D300; 500mm; f7.1 @ 1/640th; ISO 400; HH; Full frame.

All comments and suggestions welcome. Does this "work" as is, showing the faint reflection on the ice?

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 13, 2013 at 6:10 PM

Oh yeah, it works! Needs just a little cw rotation. Very well seen and captured! Sharon

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 13, 2013 at 6:21 PM

I think it's excellent. Great exposure with all the blacks and whites, fine detail, and the icy reflection has just enough colour and definition to wrk well. Does need a bit of CW rotation so the eyes of eagle and eyes in the reflection are on a vertical line.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 13, 2013 at 6:47 PM

This certainly works for me, Tom. Excellent job on the exposure and great detail in the plumage. I like the pale reflection.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on January 13, 2013 at 7:10 PM

Tom,
Sweet, I would not change a thing, Well Done.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 13, 2013 at 8:55 PM

I really like the reflection - makes for a unique shot

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Comment posted by Mike Milicia on January 13, 2013 at 9:00 PM

Great seeing it on the ice ... reflection works well ... maybe try selectively darkening it just a bit.

Whites on the bird could actually go a bit brighter. Agree about the CW rotation.

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on January 13, 2013 at 9:10 PM

That really works for me. That pale reflection on the ice is just right. Is it ice covered with a thin layer of water to be so smooth and shiny? Excellent exposure. That bright area at the very top is a bit distracting to my eyes, but that is minor. Fine image.

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on January 13, 2013 at 11:00 PM

Great feaher detail and exposure. I'm in a different place than most on the reflection.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on January 13, 2013 at 11:05 PM

I think the reflection adds a lot to this image, Tom. Very regal pose and the ice makes this special. I think you did exceptionally well to get all the details in the plumage without losing at either extremes.

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Comment posted by Verdon on January 13, 2013 at 11:07 PM

wow, that's cool

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 13, 2013 at 11:47 PM

I like seeing the reflection even though it is some what faded but for me this makes it more interesting. Nice full frame image that shows good detail on the eagle in the larger image.

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Comment posted by Tom Lusk on January 14, 2013 at 10:27 AM

Thanks for the input, everyone!

I now see the need for the cw rotation. I would never have noticed that on my own.

Roger - you are correct. There was a thin layer of water covering the ice yesterday, giving the reflection.

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on January 14, 2013 at 5:31 PM

Really like this composition Tom, sitting on the ice gives that lovely reflection and you can see all the lovely detail in the larger image.Graham

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Comment posted by James Allen on January 15, 2013 at 4:03 PM

The unblemished clarity of the ice compared to the textured white of the BG make for a pleasing, unique shot

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