Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

Gallery: AvianPosted October 25, 20072,148 views26 comments

Taken in Bulgaria last weekend. Couldn't sit up straight in the very small hide and the weather was terrible. Rain, strong wind and some fog to go along with it.

Will not complain, this majestic bird was well worth waiting for.

MK2N, 700mm, 1/250 at 6.3, IS0 640

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by Filip Tkaczyk on October 25, 2007 at 3:54 PM

Incredible....

Composition is great, color is good and light is good. Nice work.

Registered on November 21, 2006, 62 Posts, 140 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Linstead on October 25, 2007 at 4:04 PM

VERY nice, Dennis! Amazing that you were able to use a hide for these wary birds. A gorgeous portrait, well worth your time.

Scott

Registered on March 25, 2006, 144 Posts, 398 Comments

Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on October 25, 2007 at 4:34 PM

Very nice, Dennis

It looks like a painting.

Registered on January 30, 2007, 369 Posts, 852 Comments

Comment posted by Neil Losin on October 25, 2007 at 5:23 PM

Dennis, this is fantastic! What a great bird :)

Registered on September 16, 2005, 145 Posts, 3524 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on October 25, 2007 at 5:37 PM

Perfect!!

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 25, 2007 at 5:56 PM

Impeccable image quality. Wonderful bird. Great photo.

Well done!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Danny Shelton on October 25, 2007 at 6:55 PM

You made the most of your adventure with an incredible capture.

Registered on October 2, 2007, 14 Posts, 1029 Comments

Comment posted by Gaurav Manglik on October 25, 2007 at 7:38 PM

very nice ...

Registered on December 2, 2005, 191 Posts, 2126 Comments

Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on October 25, 2007 at 8:22 PM

Incredible image, Dennis. I love everything about it. Images like this are definitely what make those long painful waits worthwhile.

Registered on February 13, 2006, 166 Posts, 1818 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 25, 2007 at 9:36 PM

Stunning shot Dennis, such clarity and detail

cheers Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Steele on October 25, 2007 at 9:36 PM

I'm so jealous... This is awesome!!!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 354 Posts, 13896 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Ginex on October 25, 2007 at 9:49 PM

Love the pose, Dennis. You caught the majesty of this beautiful bird. Detail couldn't be better.

Registered on October 16, 2007, 80 Posts, 353 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on October 25, 2007 at 10:03 PM

What a shot! The feathers and sharpening you applied creates a fantastic painted quality to this already beautiful image.

Registered on January 22, 2007, 212 Posts, 2737 Comments

Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on October 26, 2007 at 12:59 AM

Wow, what a fantastic image!

Registered on October 5, 2007, 58 Posts, 2039 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on October 26, 2007 at 1:11 AM

I cannot remember seeing pictures of this Raptor posted. This is magnificent in every way.

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 26, 2007 at 3:00 AM

Awesome Portrait Dennis!!! I'm glad you hung on until he showed up.

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Juan Aragones on October 26, 2007 at 9:19 AM

absolutely perfect I love this one and I am jealous too!!!!!!!!

Registered on September 28, 2006, 72 Posts, 779 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on October 26, 2007 at 6:20 PM

A magnificent image of a magnificent bird. May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by David Williams on October 26, 2007 at 8:24 PM

Great perch and head turn on this beauty, Dennis!

Registered on March 8, 2005, 315 Posts, 2291 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 26, 2007 at 9:04 PM

Everything about this shot is spectacular - I keep looking for something that isn't perfect for my eye and failed. First time I can recall that Richard has used the word "impeccable" in a critique, which speaks volumes for me. A dip of my hat to you Dennis.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 26, 2007 at 10:20 PM

Maybe the best image I've seen of this species. A fantastic shot, congrats Dennis, did you photograph any other raptor species in Eastern Europe?

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 26, 2007 at 11:22 PM

Stunning bird, stunning shot, even the perch, stunning.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Binda on October 27, 2007 at 12:38 PM

Don’t know how to use the quote tools so I’ll answer Nate’s question this way.

Nate , I did not try to shoot anything else then the Golden Eagles. I only had 3 days of shooting and the weather was not helping.The third day I did not take a single picture at all, just too much rain. Will try again in January. Once you’ve seen them you're hooked. It’s an impressive bird, almost 95cm high. For three days I did not want to shoot anything else.

regards Dennis

Registered on September 8, 2007, 56 Posts, 326 Comments

Comment posted by Barry R. Byrd on October 28, 2007 at 1:55 PM

outstanding capture

Registered on December 20, 2005, 136 Posts, 970 Comments

Comment posted by Christine Adams on October 29, 2007 at 3:24 PM

Awesome!!! Congrats on your well deserved EP of this stunning image!! Well worth your discomfort and the rain.

Registered on January 24, 2006, 119 Posts, 1871 Comments

Comment posted by Darren Colello on July 29, 2009 at 6:43 PM

The composition is wonderful. This is a very special image of a wonderful raptor. Well done!!!

Registered on July 27, 2009, 175 Posts, 1100 Comments