Someone has to go next...

[gail bisson]

...after Sasan's killer image below!:bg3: I will take one for the team!
I took this last week. Had some nice light which was great.
Canon 1 DX
600mm
ISO 800 SS 1/3200 F7.1
Cropped by ~ 20% so 80% FF. Usual LR sliders then CS for levels, a touch of NR and some DE/TC at 8% on the wings and belly.
I also (for the first time ever) flipped the image as I found it more pleasing to have eagle flying "out of the page"
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[Joseph Przybyla]

It's eagle time in Nova Scotia... lovely image. Perfect wing position, background and techs. Thank you for sharing, Gail.

[Mike Poole]

Ha, ha, and a **** fine rebuff to the 'Killer Kestrel' !

Can't think of any negatives for this one Gail, fantastic light, great wing position, beautiful details, and a wonderful flight angle. Top marks from me

Mike

[sasan nejadi]

all of your photos are beautiful And I enjoy them .....TFS

[Jay Ing]

Yes, as always a great shot Gail. The "team" thanks you! :)

p.s. I posted a couple re-frames on the Snow Goose per your earlier input... let me know your thoughts on my thread. Cheers -

[Raybel Robles]

Beautiful image. Lovely details and great wing position. I do feel for my taste that the bird is a bit too tucked into the bottom left corner a bit on the frame?

[Isaac Grant]

Had me laughing Gail. This is great. Image quality is fantastic and love the wing position and the bird against the sky with clouds. This one holds its own against any shot. All of your images are special and something for us to aspire to.

[Graham Wilkes]

A fabulous sharp detailed flight shot, love the wing position and colour of the sky, with just a ribbon of light cloud.
The bird is magnificent, in great light with no shadows.
Gail this is a killer frame.

Graham.

[Randy Stout]

Gail:

Very nice techs, light, pose, subtle clouds in the bg add greatly to the sense of depth and 'value' of the background.

There really is something to the fact that we read left to right, and I do occ. flip an image as well. It somehow just seems 'right' to the brain, on a very basic level.

Cheers

Randy

[Bill Dix]

Sweet light, perfect flight angle and wing position, excellent exposure, great hint of clouds. What's not to like. Comp works just fine for me. I never think to flip a frame, but this certainly looks right to me (no pun intended).

[Alex Becker]

Lovely light details BG with the cloud. Nice exposure as well. Really no nits from me. Got a laugh out of the title as well but as others have said this shot certainly can hang with the best of them! TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, another killer image from your home town. Great flight pose with the raised wings, take sharp, and the exposure is certainly spot on. Love the light, and the hint of clouds in the sky rounds the image off nicely. Well captured.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Great flight capture, Gail. Excellent wing position, nice rich detail, and beautiful pinkish hint of clouds.

Geoffrey




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[Daniel Cadieux]

Fantastic!! I love the cloud adding interest to the sky. Nice fully raised wings, with great texture to the feather layers. I too never think of flipping an image, something to keep in mind for the future.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Wonderful image Gail! I love it lots and don't mind the bird's position so far back in the frame, strangely.

[David Salem]

Fantastic shot Gail! Love the perfect pose showing both the top and underwing beautifully. Awesome details and exposure too. The light angle was perfectly lined up for this solid eagle frame. I would love to have a frame like this in my files. Well done and see ya soon!

[Jim Crosswell]

Beautiful image Gail! I like the exposure, details, IQ and composition. Hope the storm wasn't too bad up there.