Bonellis' Eagle (c)

[shane shacaluga]

This is an adult female Bonellis' eagle that was rescued from a "zoo" a few years back. She is heavily imprinted on humans and so far has been impossible to reintroduce to the wild

My favourite of all raptors i think

Nikon D7000
105mm micro
1/160
f4
ISO 400

Hand held. Cropped for composition and run NR on background. USM on subject and lightened the area under the brow as this was in shadow

Thanks for your comments and critiques

[Grace Scalzo]

Pwerful bird. Your fine detail caused me to stop and really study this image. The yellow eye and the reflection in it are captivating to me.

[Marina Scarr]

Stunning and powerful bird. Great details and terrific BG.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent portrait.

Regards,
Satish.

[Bill Dix]

Beautiful bird, beautiful IQ and fine detail. Great portrait.

[Derek_Lauzon]

Terrific head shot Shane.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful portrait, very nicely done. The details are excellent as is your choice of composition. I prefer the smoothness of the BG at the top half of the image - the bottom left has a bit of roundish blotches that could be smoothed out a tad IMO. Overall quite appealing!!

[Diane Miller]

What a handsome portrait of a stunning bird! Well done!

[Binu John]

Beautiful portrait! The details look awesome. Perfect exposure and HA and killer BG. Excellent work, Shane!

[Jonathan Ashton]

It really grabs my attention - wonderful details - well done.

[Kirk Benson]

Wow! This is absolutely B E A U T I F U L . . . Superb detail and color, and wonderful composition.
Top notch work Shane, and a real pleasure to see. :S3:

[shane shacaluga]

Thanks everyone for your comments!

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Simply an outstanding portrait, Shane. Exceptional detail and light. Well done.



Geoffrey

[David Salem]

The word powerful has been used a few times, and I'm going to use it again. Very powerful!! The details and exposure look great also. Very nice Frame.