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Big Catch

by Jerry Austin

Gallery: AvianPosted February 4, 2017163 views8 comments

I liked the feather detail on this one, along with that huge fish. Processed using Lightroom CC (2015) and Photoshop CC (2017) along with Light Craft's LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f5.6
1/640s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 320

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on February 4, 2017 at 10:53 AM
That is one big fish!!  Nice pose from the eagle.  I'm not wild about the largely centered composition.  Looks like there could be options.
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on February 4, 2017 at 4:06 PM
Hi Jerry,

Comp is OK as is--maybe take a little off the LH side.  You have plenty of room to try several different crops if you would like to experiment.  The lighting on the feathers is very nice......................Jim
Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 4, 2017 at 6:42 PM
Beautiful feather detail and a sweet pose.  I also like the icy bg in this one, Jerry.  Well done.

devil
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on February 5, 2017 at 12:30 AM
Gorgeous feather detail with beautiful colors, really nice background.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on February 5, 2017 at 12:01 PM
Great action shot! 
I like the details of feathers a lot.
D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 5, 2017 at 4:02 PM
Love the ruffled pose and the details look great Jerrydevil
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Thompson on February 6, 2017 at 12:24 PM
Nice detail in this one Jerry and you handled the whites perfectly. Little off the left and bottom wouldn't hurt. Great pose!
Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments
Comment posted by John Robinson on February 6, 2017 at 6:13 PM
Missed this earlier. Great image which I think could be better cropped a bit tighter. The larger version really kicks when you blow just the bird up.
Cheers
JohnR
Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments