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Bald Eagle Gaze
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Bald Eagle Gaze

by Jerry Austin

Gallery: AvianPosted March 11, 201385 views4 comments
I really liked the sharpness of this image. This guy was one of the few mature eagles I had a decent shot at. Cleaned up a few small branches for a less cluttered look. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D
Canon 500mm f4 II
f6.3
1/160 s
ISO 100

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 11, 2013 at 7:09 PM
Jerry a really nice looking bird. Iike the light and the comp as you present it. In the larger image especially, I can see where you cloned out the branches. I would like to see the image before the clone work. At the very least I would work on "healing" the clone work so it is not notice able. cloning against a even blue sky BG is very difficult to hide.
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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on March 11, 2013 at 8:39 PM
Jerry: A pretty nice image of the eagle. The cloning of the tree branches is pretty obvious since you can darker marks where all of the tree branches were. Not sure what techniques you are using for cloning.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 11, 2013 at 11:05 PM
Sweet light, Jerry, and I like the way it catches the eye. Well done.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on March 12, 2013 at 2:37 PM
Excellent comp. and pose!
Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments