Bald Eagle

Gallery: AvianPosted June 27, 2016142 views12 comments

Back to Big Beef Creek, I think I'll post a few Eagle shots. I love the way they can spot an opportunity at a distance, stop in mid air and then make such incredible aerobatic moves to home in on a target. In this case the Eagle has just locked in and is turning toward its target. This is a pretty large crop as I wanted to focus on not only the aerobatics, but the intensity of the concentration.

7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600mm, handheld, f/8, 1/3200, iso 640, manual exposure. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to 5.9 MP before resizing for the web. Taken at 7:54 AM on June 16th.

Your comments and criticisms are most appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 27, 2016 at 11:18 PM

Pretty cool action shot. I continue to be impressed by the quality of the detail at 600 mm, handheld no less. Did you use the Sigma dock to tweak the lens?

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 28, 2016 at 8:14 AM

Hi Allen. I seem to have gotten a really good copy of this lens and haven't had to do any tweaking thus far.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on June 28, 2016 at 10:23 AM

Looks like he's focused on the target. Nice angle - we don't get to see this very often.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on June 28, 2016 at 10:37 AM

The eagle's look makes this one for me. The intensity is off the charts. Well done.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 28, 2016 at 12:10 PM

Very nice capture, Dennis. The heavy crop shows a bit in the larger version but the intensity you got makes the shot.

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Comment posted by Pramod.Shanbhag on June 28, 2016 at 12:55 PM

Wow!Reminds me of warrior pose in Yoga.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on June 28, 2016 at 4:41 PM

Very unique angle and pose, Dennis. Your composition goes well with the pose. I can see the intensity in the eagle's eyes.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on June 28, 2016 at 4:53 PM

Held up really well for the crop. Nice look, no, terrific look-and cool body/flight position as well. Nice work here Dennis.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 28, 2016 at 5:01 PM

Fantastic body position and expression, Dennis. First rate BE. devil

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Comment posted by David Bogener on June 28, 2016 at 6:52 PM

The thumnail screamed Open ME!. Love the action captured and the awesome background. Exposure looks good and plenty sharp. Well done.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on July 2, 2016 at 2:35 PM

Mean look in the eyes cool

.. Great action pose ! Well done, Dennis !

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on December 30, 2016 at 3:57 PM

Great shot. Yes you captured well the expression of the bird and cool and unusual wing configuration.

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