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Soaring Bald Eagle

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Posted by Bob Karcz on February 9, 2011 at 3:10 PM
Soaring Bald Eagle
Last week had a chance to get out in the cold weather to photograph some Bald Eagles. For the most part had some pretty good light. Thought the position of this first Eagle to be somewhat unique.

Canon 1DMKIII, 500mm & 1.4, ISO 200, F 5.6, 1/2000 sec

#1
Posted by David Bartlett _CO on February 9, 2011 at 3:11 PM
Awesome!
Posted by Bob Karcz on February 9, 2011 at 3:13 PM
# 2 Soaring Eagle

Canon 1DMKIII, 500mm & 1.4, ISO 200, F 5.6, 1/2000
Posted by Bob Karcz on February 9, 2011 at 3:15 PM
# 3

Canon 1DMKIII, 500 & 1.4, ISO 320, F 5.6, 1/3200 sec.
Posted by Bob Karcz on February 9, 2011 at 3:18 PM
# 4 Catch of the Day!

1DMKIII,500mm & 1.4, ISO 200, F 5.6, 1/1600 sec
Posted by Bert Fukuda on February 9, 2011 at 4:04 PM
These are nice. Where were you?
Posted by Dan Walters on February 9, 2011 at 4:22 PM
#3 is awesome! Where were these at?
Posted by Brian Jackson on February 9, 2011 at 4:26 PM
Great stuff Bob. Nice action.
Posted by Jesse Speer on February 9, 2011 at 4:29 PM
Awesome series Bob. The haloing is a bit distracting (shadow/highlight work?) in these JPEGs.

Really like #4!
Posted by Koveh Tavakkol on February 9, 2011 at 4:43 PM
Some very beautiful shots here Bob. I agree with Jesse on the halos, but that should be an easy fix.
Posted by John Mumaw on February 9, 2011 at 6:27 PM
What an impressive body of work here! These are all superb, but the unique angle of #1 and the eagle fishing in #4 really take the prize.
I'm especially impressed that you were able to catch the eagle's eye between the feathers in #4. Had its face been hidden by the wing, this wouldn't have nearly the impact that it does.
Excellent work, Bob! :toast:
Posted by Bill Brennan on February 9, 2011 at 6:50 PM
Great work. Wonderful series. Oh to own a 500m!.

Bill Brennan
Posted by Morris McClung on February 9, 2011 at 9:36 PM
All are very artistic. The haloes can come from the shadow/highlight recovery and just from jpeg compression, too. The two together really make them show up. May not be as bad on your screen or as tiffs. Outstanding positions in every one of these, Bob!
Posted by Kalin Wilson on February 9, 2011 at 10:29 PM
Very nice. I never get anything like this, Guess I've got a lot to learn. Love the angle on #1!
Posted by Jim Bennett on February 9, 2011 at 11:02 PM
Great series! I think that the bald eagles aways hide when I go out looking. :frown:
Posted by Paul Wegemann on February 9, 2011 at 11:28 PM
This is a wonderful series, Bob. I am really impressed by your ability to capture images like this. Wow!
Posted by Don Grall on February 10, 2011 at 12:23 PM
Great shots! My favs are 3 and 4. 1 would be a contender if there was better light on the eye, but the angle of light combined with the deep set eye with overhanging eyebrow prevents that from happening.
Posted by Lynn Scott on February 11, 2011 at 1:00 AM
My Favs are #3 #4. Great shots!!