Bald Eagle

[Joseph Przybyla]

This image of a Bald Eagle was captured at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Just after I captured this series of frames the eagle dropped the stick. It came falling to earth like a missile, thankfully I was not underneath it. The background is a overcast white sky. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 280 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Ian Wilson]

Looks like a big crop Joe, I can see some graininess on the wings. Nevertheless, an interesting capture. Regards, Ian.

[adrian dancy]

I agree with Ian's comment.

[Bill Dix]

Nice flight position and big stick. Small in the frame works well, especially given Ian's observation.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Joe, looks like the Eagle was going to build a log cabin with the size of that 'log'. Im always interested with the 'facial expression' these guys give off - always an intense stare.

This does look a fairly large crop, as I too can see some noise, and at ISO 280, you should have noise.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image.

Regards,
Satish.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing, and commenting. Very much appreciated...