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White Tail Sea Eagle.

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Posted by John Chapman on November 19, 2006 at 11:59 AM
White Tail Sea Eagle.
Hi All
Picture taken in Norway. Techs. Eagle 1DM2 EF300 1.4conv. ISO200 1-2000 sec. F5.6. Slight Crop and I added a little canvas to the top. All comments welcome.
Posted by Justin on November 19, 2006 at 12:02 PM
Hi John,

A stunning shot of a stunning bird.

Not much (if anything) IMHO to improve on here.

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Posted by Dennis Alden on November 19, 2006 at 12:26 PM
I agree with Justin - I cannot see anything that needs improving

Superbly sharp image with nice detail in the tail feathers.

What 300 were you using John - the f2.8 or the f4??

:toast:

dennis
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on November 19, 2006 at 12:45 PM
Hi so :cool: .

Philllip.

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Posted by Rob Ashton on November 19, 2006 at 12:51 PM
The birds just exude shear power. Excellent capture John. It's good to ba able to add canvas when needed and this fits seamlessly.

Rob :toast:
Posted by Chris Lloyd on November 19, 2006 at 1:00 PM
Hi John,

There is nothing not to like about this shot. The added canvas doesn't notice at all.
Great stuff.

Regards Chris
www.c-m-l.com
Posted by Dave Courtenay on November 19, 2006 at 2:41 PM
Lovely shot that shows the immense wingspan of these enormous birds :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on November 19, 2006 at 3:17 PM
Hi Guys
thanks for your comments. Dennis it was a Canon 300mm F2.8 Lens :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on November 19, 2006 at 4:54 PM
Cracking flight shot!

David :toast:
Posted by Malcolm MacGregor on November 19, 2006 at 5:57 PM
Majestic :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Gardner on November 20, 2006 at 4:31 AM
Stunning bird and the image gives a sense of size and power. I think this already impressive shot would be improved with just a bit of the other wing showing. I always think the 'one winged' effect has an awkward feel to it. I have a cracking shot of a wood pig in flght in exactly the same pose as this and it always bugs me that I can't see the other wing.

Having said that I like the image.

John
Posted by Helge Sorensen on November 20, 2006 at 4:00 PM
Super shot, John. Everything been said :toast: :toast:
Posted by Wayne Richardson on November 20, 2006 at 5:37 PM
Hi John

I know the 'one winged' look does seem to bug some, but not me though. A great capture of an impressive bird.

Wayne
Posted by Larry Corbett on November 21, 2006 at 7:38 AM
I was watching some footage of these amazing birds from one of my "Living Britain" videos on the tv the other night for such a large bird they are very graceful in flight.

My only crit with this image is that it's a pity you can't just see a smidgen of the other wing other than that it's an impressive flight shot

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