White-bellied Sea-eagle

[Nikolay Staykov - shotlandetsa]

Cought this fella by surprise at the MacRitche reservoir.
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon 400mm f/5.6L USM
f 5.6 @ 1/1000 sec
ISO 1600, manual mode

Basic editing: NR in DPP only, WB set to Cloudy, Curves Linear contrast, USM ~ 150/0,3/0

http://www.all4mypics.com/albums/userpics/10001/white-bellied-sea-eagle_3968.jpg

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice pose - but too bad the lower wing wasn't angled down more. Love the habitat in the BG...maybe tone down the bright vertical lines in front of the face, as well as lighten the iris.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great find, details, exposure control and eye contact. I agree with Daniel regarding the near wing.

[Trey Barron]

Too bad about the wing but everything else looks good. Very cool bird and love the background.