Tawny Eagle

Gallery: AvianPosted May 7, 201490 views5 comments

On my recent trip birds were in very short supply, at least at a reasonable distance. This Tawny was taken just after take off in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 ex at 454mm
F9
ISO 800
1/1000

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on May 7, 2014 at 7:52 PM

Very nice, Ken. Very sharp image.
I liked the position of the wing.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 8, 2014 at 12:36 AM

Great bird with nice lighting. There appears to be a touch of a halo around the bird from post processing but that's minor

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 8, 2014 at 12:39 PM

I like the light, it has rendered the orange/brown 'tawny' plumage beautifully.
Sharp details, great POV and pose. Another possibility is a 4:5 vertical for a closer look.
Well done Ken

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on May 9, 2014 at 12:31 PM

Great wing position with nice detail in the Eagle. What is the darkening on the sides? An intentional vignette or something else?

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 9, 2014 at 2:10 PM

Rick,
Now you have pointed the darkening out I can see it as well, it is not a vignette. It could be as a result of the "halo"?

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