Steppe Eagle

[MohsenVahedipour]

Hi,

I took this shot in white mountain landfill, near Qom, south of Tehran. One of the best landfills that I have ever seen for watching & photographing raptors during their wintering.


http://pooyanv.persiangig.com/image/BirdsPics/Eagles/IMG_1991_1.jpg



Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x
Image Date: 2013-09-13 08:02:15 +0000
Focal Length: 560mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.0006 s (1/1600)
ISO equiv: 400
Exposure Bias: +0.33 EV
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Creator: Mohsen Vahedi pour
Software: Adobe Photoshop CC (Macintosh)

[Richard Flack]

Awesome eagle. Good eye contact and pose. I also like the BG and light. Thanks for sharing!

[hennieloots]

Hi Mohsen - Very, very nice eagle in a great pose. I like the details on the bird and BG is stunning.
TFS
Hennie

[Karl Egressy]

Beautiful bird, nice pose and nice complimenting background.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Mohsen, lovely pose and HA, and I like that we can see the different layers of feathers through the wing down to the tail. The eagle does pop from the BG, but I feel toning the BG down a touch more wont harm the image.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

A handsome and powerful raptor, Mohsen, and you've captured him in great light with a perfect head angle. The different shades of brown and hint of greenery in the bg adds depth.
Very nice image.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful eagle with a nice profile pose. Nice light, comp works well. With similar tones and colours the perch does get a bit lost in the BG, and I'd probably lighten (but not fully eliminate) the dark blotch at left by using a low opacity clone brush.

[mohammad reza shahab]

hi mohsen,
Good eye contact and pose.Nice light, comp and BG.

[David Salem]

Beautiful shot of this handsome Eagle. Techs look great. Well done