no critique necessary... this is an extreme crop and it's fuzzy as a dust bunny. I just wanted to share the two eagles that hang out at Vernonia Lake. I need to rent a real wildlife lens for a weekend. :)
Everytime I've been down to the lake in the evenings this spring, I've seen one or both of them hangin' around, and my stepson said got to watch the adult fishing the other day.
Actually, Curtis, for an extreme crop this is pretty sharp coming from that 70-200 - you did well with what you had available.
This is a great opportunity for you. How close do you think you can get to these eagles? If you observe them to see what their patterns are then you might be able to position yourself around the lake where, if you just sit and wait, you will eventually get a nice closeup. More focal length would help for sure but perhaps just more stealth and patience will pay off with what you have.
Curtis, I have a technique that will get rid of most of the grain in the sky but still leave the eagles sharp. BTW it would be easy to select the birds and work them a bit (sharpen, make them brighter). I think this photo is worth it. It ain' the best eagle shot I've ever seen but if I had taken it, I'd be pretty happy and I'd work it some.
Thanks guys, I'd love to try to work this if it has potential. I only spent about 10 or 15 minutes working it last night so if there is more I can do with it, I'm game!
Oh yeah, and Geoff, yes, more patience will, I believe pay off. So far I haven't spent a lot of time down there. I bought a bicycle to try to get rid of some table muscle so I have the camera along just in case I see something, but it hasn't been my primary purpose for being at the lake.
The guy who runs the local paper told me that they like to hang out at the southwest corner of the lake and that I should try to establish myself there and let them get used to my presence and they'll come in close. He's got several nice shots of them on display at the paper office.
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3 repliesEverytime I've been down to the lake in the evenings this spring, I've seen one or both of them hangin' around, and my stepson said got to watch the adult fishing the other day.
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This is a great opportunity for you. How close do you think you can get to these eagles? If you observe them to see what their patterns are then you might be able to position yourself around the lake where, if you just sit and wait, you will eventually get a nice closeup. More focal length would help for sure but perhaps just more stealth and patience will pay off with what you have.
Oh yeah, and Geoff, yes, more patience will, I believe pay off. So far I haven't spent a lot of time down there. I bought a bicycle to try to get rid of some table muscle so I have the camera along just in case I see something, but it hasn't been my primary purpose for being at the lake.
The guy who runs the local paper told me that they like to hang out at the southwest corner of the lake and that I should try to establish myself there and let them get used to my presence and they'll come in close. He's got several nice shots of them on display at the paper office.