Bald Eagle on the James

Gallery: AvianPosted April 28, 2014179 views3 comments

Nikon D700 with grip (my first time using it) with Nikon 200-400 w 1.4 tele converter. F8 1/1600 ISO 800

Nice evening shoot with plenty of birds fishing on the James River in Virginia. Comments and critiques please. Always learning.

Added a little blue to the water but I don't think I overdid it.

Comments

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 29, 2014 at 9:36 PM

A good action shot and sharp where it needs to be. I think this would work well as a pano only showing water in the background.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 30, 2014 at 1:20 AM

Nice action and detail. I agree with Jim on cropping to a pano presentation.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on April 30, 2014 at 4:08 PM

Andrew,
First time's a charm with this capture it would appear. Good action and you had yourself positioned well with regards to the sun light that has the Eagle illuminated nicely. I agree with Jim and Rick on a different crop to lose the far shore line which adds nothing to the image but I am not sure about a Pano, IMO the water droplets and Eagles reflection in the water adds a lot and should stay in the image.
Well done . . .

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