Bald Eagle Banking

[gail bisson]

Canon 1DX
600MM II
ISO 800
F 5.6 at 1/2000
Almost full frame
PP: Crop,NR to BG, levels, increased saturation in the BG only, DE at 3%, USM to JPEG
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks. salmon heads used to attract eagles.
Gail

[Holger Leyrer]

Congratulation to this stunning photo

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Gail this is just stunning all around. I even tried to find something to nit-pick at, but I got nothin'. Maybe add a little to the bottom and take a little off the top?

[John Robinson]

That'll do for me Gail. No nits at all -yes there is!- bit missing out of that bottom primary !!
:t3:t3:t3
Cheers
JR

[Iain Barker]

Awesome image Gail. I could spend hours looking at it.
Can't find anything to fault on it.

TFS,
Iain

[arash_hazeghi]

great pose, exposure, details and sharpness. BG is cool too. I think this works in a vertical as well

TFS

[dankearl]

About perfect wingspan and very terrific exposure of the white and dark feathers.

[christopher galeski]

spot on Gail,great image,good detail sharp,magic pose,well done.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Terrific banking pose with excellent IQ, wings spread & BG. Perfect HA & exposure. TFS

[Richard Flack]

Incredible image Gail! Love the wing position! TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, you are turning out some great bald eagle images, especially their flight poses. Excellent exposure, and good DOF from wing tip to wing tip. Great sky BG too. I can see this as a vertical too, with space added to the bottom.

PS. I posted this before reading Arash's comment about a vertical.

[Shawn Zierman]

Totally killer image of this bald eagle. The light was just right and you nailed the exposure. Image quality does not get better. Very nice that you achieved some background interest with the subtle suggestions of clouds...

[David Salem]

Another killer BE shot Gail. Perfect pose,HA and exposure. The detail is impeccable. Even though we try to shoot birds in a non blue sky allot, I think this one would have been awesome in a vivid blue sky as the tail and head would be more defined.
I like the fact that there is some blue in it. Well done, Again.

[vishaljadhav]

Gail you have a stunning image here, the head angle is so perfect, love all those superb details and all things in the image

[Grace Scalzo]

Dynamic! Nice one, Gail.

[P-A. Fortin]

Wow. Superb image. Did you shoot it in Nova Scotia?

[gail bisson]

Bonjour Pierre-Andre (?),
Just an educated guess on your first name! yes, this is taken in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Thanks to all for your comments.
Gail

Wow. Superb image. Did you shoot it in Nova Scotia?

[Bill Dix]

It's that season again. Stunning shot, with great wing spread and head angle. No nits.

[P-A. Fortin]

Bonjour Pierre-Andre (?)

Pierre-Alexandre. Close enough. :bg3:

Thanks for the info. My brother-in-law lives in NS so I do have to get there once in a while. The lens will definitely come along next time!