Bald Eagle with Lunch

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Photographed at Conowingo yesterday. There was not too much action but this bird made up for it as well as the company of some BPNers. :)

http://www.pbase.com/axelhi/image/119416705/original.jpg

1D3, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/1250s, f/8, manual, ISO 400

[arash_hazeghi]

Great wing position and detail on those wings. fish adds to the image and eye contact is great. What are the oof vertical lines on the BG?

[Nancy A Elwood]

Axel very, very nice! Love the wing spread with the details in the feathers and face. That BG is perfect.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great wing position and detail on those wings. fish adds to the image and eye contact is great. What are the oof vertical lines on the BG?

Thanks, Arash! There was some land behind the bird, I'm not exactly sure what caused the vertical lines.

[david cramer]

Great exp and detail. The pose is a winner.

[Marc Mol]

Great pose & timing Axel, in very nice light. Exposure spot on with plenty of fine detail, well done!

[Clement Francis]

WoW an amazing catch by both of you

[Harshad Barve]

This is absolute winner here , I wonder when you will post image which can be criticised :D
TFS

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautifully executed one axel bhai, loved the wing position, nice light and the fish adds well to this lovely frame. congrats..

[Stu Bowie]

At least he's not going to drop this one. Great intensity on the face, and you captured the wings at their best. Overall nice and sharp too. Well captured.

[Fabs Forns]

Perfect pose and intense look. I'm very jealous!!! :)

[Brian Barcelos]

Axel, excellent catch for you and the Baldie! Beautifully exposed with plenty of detail showing on this guy. Glad you had a good time. Congrats

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Lovely light and wing position. Great eye contact. Catch is a bonus.

[Rohan Kamath]

wow...what a superb freeze... can feel the motion here from the BG...nice sharp details on the bird...

-Cheers,
Rohan
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[Mital Patel]

magnificent capture of the magnificent bird. as this is at its finest i would suggest to clone that verti. bands coming through water that grabs attention.

[Marina Scarr]

To me, this picture represents speed and the speed with which these creatures fly. Love the light, the wing position, the determined pose and of course the catch. This is a winner all the way around.

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Great action capture! Like the posture & exposure. You certainly nailed this one!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Exceptional capture Axel. I love everything about it! :)