Coming in hot

[John Whaley]

This Eagle landed closer than I expected. I had too much lens, filled the view finder and still cut off a wing but liked the intensity on the Eagles face. 1/1600, f/8, auto ISO-450, +0.3 step. 700mm with a 1.4III.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Bummer about the cut out wing as the pose is quite dynamic - almost cartoonish! The light angle did not do any favors either, but I suspect you did not have the liberty to place yourself more to your right. The far wing is nicely lit though, and although posted small, the details look sharp.

[John Whaley]

Thanks for the feedback. I don't think I could have fit the bird in the view finder so it was clip one wing or both and I don't mind it so much here but I agree about the exposure on the left wing. I worked on it and I am sure someone with more skill could do better but the angle was not not my friend. You are also right about no choice either. With a still you can move around a bit and recompose but with a BIF you do your best to be in position and then hope for the best. No recompose allowed.