Go Ahead, Make My Day!

Gallery: AvianPosted September 22, 2014456 views13 comments

When I made this shot I was actually facing the opposite direction shooting another Eagle when I heard squawking behind me. When I turned around this is what I saw. It happened so quickly but I got about seven frames. Although I like the action, the IQ could be better. I'm curious to hear what others think. This full frame width, I cropped the top & bottom for composition.

Thanks for looking; any comments & suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Larger image provided for detail.

Canon 40D
Canon 400mm 5.6
1/2000
f/6.3
ISO 400
HH
Processed with Lightroom 5.6, CS5

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Jean C Cajolet on September 22, 2014 at 10:59 PM

That's a very nice capture, for me it's a very good composition with these two eagles. I can see the intense expressions and I think that they made your day but for sure they make an excellent picture. Bravo! I like it as is.

-jc

Registered on April 28, 2014, 53 Posts, 532 Comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on September 22, 2014 at 11:02 PM

I'm sure we'd all like to have a shot like this. A dramatic scene, well captured.

Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on September 23, 2014 at 9:43 AM

Great action ! No nits from me

, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on September 23, 2014 at 2:17 PM

Impressed that everything seems in focus with f6.3. Great shot.

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on September 23, 2014 at 5:00 PM

Excellent capture Steve ! Nice composition. I like the eagle with the fish looking down at the other eagle. Well done !

Registered on December 4, 2012, 51 Posts, 511 Comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on September 23, 2014 at 6:09 PM

Very impressive, can't find anything I'd change. An image to be very proud of, way to go.

Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on September 23, 2014 at 9:43 PM

Well taken

No nits, good comp, exposure, sharpness, detail. Fine image. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on September 24, 2014 at 11:39 AM

Good poses and light on both birds. I like the action captured and the way your composition leads me to want to see what happens next. Great work. I rarely have much luck getting one bird sharp in a flight image with my 40D and both birds here look pretty good to me.

Registered on October 30, 2013, 417 Posts, 1255 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 27, 2014 at 12:03 AM

Great behavior action you captured here Steve. Perfect body and wing positions.

Sweet Photo

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on October 4, 2014 at 6:42 PM

Most excellent!! Great capture for such a spur-of-the-moment, fast action shot. Hearty congrats for the shot and the Pick. IQ problem? I don't see it.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 5, 2014 at 11:31 AM

Sweet . . .
Congratulations on the WP Steve

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on October 7, 2014 at 11:03 PM

Simply a wonderful shot. Congratulations on the POW!

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on October 10, 2014 at 2:20 PM

Thanks to everyone for the nice comments. I appreciate them all.

Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments