Simple Eagle Portrait

Gallery: AvianPosted March 10, 2014130 views7 comments

Nothing special here. Just a classic Bald Eagle portrait, but I really liked the pristine condition.

1Div, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, elbow propped on truck windowsill, f5.6, 1/1250, iso400, Av mode with +1 stop compensation. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to 12.9MP. Taken on the Tule Lake Auto tour route on February 19th at 11:05 am.

Your comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on March 10, 2014 at 6:10 PM

Excellent detail and exposure. The composition feels very centered and detracts from the image for me.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Rebecka on March 10, 2014 at 6:16 PM

Wow, pristine is right. And yes, it's special! Incredible details; even "pixel-peeping" on the large image reveals lovely feather detail in the whites.

You've done justice to our National symbol here.

Registered on February 5, 2009, 170 Posts, 924 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 10, 2014 at 7:29 PM

Excellent detail! the centering of the image is a slight flaw, easily checked if you want to add a little canvas. Still, I like it as is. In a portrait like this, the subject will crowd the frame, especially if you are obligated to a stable fixed platform at 700mm! Excellent work!

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 10, 2014 at 9:47 PM

Super shot.

The exposure is dead on and the detail is killer.

Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 11, 2014 at 7:55 AM

Amazing detail. Very nice capture. I would move him up and to the right if you have the canvass. That's my only nit. Well done.

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 11, 2014 at 2:51 PM

Great shot of a very handsome bird. I would take a bit off of the top and right which IMO would balance the composition better.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 11, 2014 at 9:13 PM

Lovely portrait Dennis....I like the techs but as others an finding myself wanting this framed a bit more off center. Easy fix though.

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