African Fish Eagle

[Marietjie Oosthuizen]

This one was taken in the Okavango river in October.

Canon Eos 1D Mk IIN
280 mm
1/2000 sec
f1/6.3
Exp comp +1/3
ISO 500

[Charl Steyn]

Very nice and sharp, Marietjie. I like the angle and the way in which the wind is blowing the small feathers.

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely job, Marietjie. Beautiful wing position and outstretched talons , not to mention the tail drag!

[Terry Sohl]

Wonderful timing with those outstretched talons. You did very well getting detail in the underwing, but maintaining detail in the whites on the head. Did you use flash to help brighten up his underside?

[Ramon M. Casares]

Great timing! Love the excellent pose and detail, IMO light angle could be better but as it is it looks just terrific!! Congratulaitons!

[Mark Schmitt]

Great image. Can't think of any nits that would be of much use in improving this.

[Linda Robbins]

Wow, what a fabulous flight pose! Love the curled primaries, water reflections on the underwing areas, and the outstretched feet. Beautiful!

[Marietjie Oosthuizen]

Hi Terry, no, luckily the reflection in the water was sufficient to give some light to the underside.

Thanks for the comments all! Glad you like it!

[Nagesh Mula]

This is simply Amazing !! Excellent shot.

[John Ippolito]

Great intense action position, exposure, and the tail in the water too. Superb.