Eagle Takeoff

Gallery: AvianPosted January 19, 201350 views3 comments

I captured this immature bald eagle as he left his perth to go catch a fish. I cloned out some of the small branches for a less cluttered look.

I like the wing position and the good look at the talons. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 500mm f4 II
f4.5
1/160s
ISO 640

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Christine Adams on January 21, 2013 at 6:04 PM

I like this QUITE well! Nice light on the eagle and love the pose/action. However, I do wish for a bit more contrast/sharpening as the BG is pretty uninspirational and I think that would give it some punch.

Registered on January 24, 2006, 119 Posts, 1871 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on January 26, 2013 at 7:58 PM

The position of the bird is good. However, the bird does not appear to be tack sharp; perhaps the low speed was the culprit. On the plus side, there was good timing in taking the shot.

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on February 15, 2013 at 10:01 PM

Flight position and take off action are excellent. The point of focus seems to be on the branch instead of the eye. There seems to be more detail in the larger version. Must have been a pleasure to view this magnificent bird.

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments