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Blue Sky Eagle

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23 replies
Posted by Nate Zeman on February 4, 2011 at 1:21 PM
Took this yesterday evening in Grand County.
Posted by Koveh Tavakkol on February 4, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Excellent work! What lens was used to capture this?
Posted by Lance Burch on February 4, 2011 at 1:34 PM
wow, nice capture
Posted by Lance Burch on February 4, 2011 at 1:35 PM
where did you see him
Posted by Jack Garrett on February 4, 2011 at 1:45 PM
Yikes, that is some catch!! The way he stands out against the background is amazing.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on February 4, 2011 at 1:54 PM
Sweet! :toast:
Posted by Nate Zeman on February 4, 2011 at 1:54 PM
Koveh - This was shot with a 300 2.8 with a 1.4x extender
Posted by Morris McClung on February 4, 2011 at 2:10 PM
You caught it in such a great pose! Great clarity in this as well. Excellent work!
Posted by Dave Showalter` on February 4, 2011 at 2:43 PM
Oh, man! That is awesome, especially with the vertical orientation. :toast:
Posted by Todd Caudle on February 4, 2011 at 2:52 PM
Beautiful! I would make the whites whiter, maybe a little more contrast bump overall, maybe try to bring out some detail in the darker parts of the bird.
Posted by Jackson Frishman on February 4, 2011 at 2:54 PM
Beautiful capture! The way the sky shows through those gaps in the feathers is really something!
Posted by Paul Martin on February 4, 2011 at 3:09 PM
Awesome!
Posted by Grant Collier on February 4, 2011 at 3:34 PM
This is perfecto!
Posted by John Mumaw on February 4, 2011 at 4:40 PM
This is extraordinary! What a fine capture. Agree that the vertical composotion was the way to go here.
Todd's right...this has a pretty strong blue color cast. Once it's removed, lots more details appear in the body and wings.
Posted by Don Grall on February 4, 2011 at 5:03 PM
Sweet shot!
Posted by Laurie Wendt on February 4, 2011 at 5:23 PM
Majestic! I agree the whites could be a little brighter in this.
Posted by Rod Chandler on February 4, 2011 at 5:29 PM
Wonderful BIF image. Good work.
Posted by Joshua Warrender on February 4, 2011 at 6:22 PM
Wow, nice capture Nate. Very sharp and great pose.
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on February 5, 2011 at 1:58 AM
Great shot !
Posted by Lynn Scott on February 5, 2011 at 2:21 AM
Sweet shot in deed!!
Posted by Chris Martin on February 5, 2011 at 7:09 AM
Great capture!
Posted by Dan Walters on February 5, 2011 at 8:56 AM
Great image! Love the comp!
Posted by Charles Caudle on February 5, 2011 at 12:22 PM
Wow! I agree with bumping up the whites.
Posted by Paul Wegemann on February 5, 2011 at 6:21 PM
Other than Todd's point about the whites, this is stunning!