Bald Eagle - Juvi

[Kerry Perkins]

Captured at Cachuma Lake. There are currently two adult Bald Eagle residents and five juvi migrants at the lake. Got this one in flight from a boat. The clouds were added in PS with a cloud brush.

50D, EF400mm f/5.6L
Manual mode, f/5.6@1/800 ISO 400 WB 5100K
AI Servo autofocus, hand-held no flash

Thank you for your comments!

[Lance Peters]

Hi Kerry - fine looking bird - On my screen looking a little contrasty and a little noisy under the wings in some spots.
Any +EV??

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Kerry,
I like the capture. You have a clear sharp eye and I like the under wing details...agree about the noise factor...looking forward to the next one...:cool:

[Kerry Perkins]

Lance, at 1/800 in full sun and ISO 400 this was probably around one stop +EV. Too much going on to remember for sure, but it could probably have used another 1/3. Big crop too. Around here these guys don't let you get very close! ;)

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Dynamic pose Kerry and I really like the wingspan. BG looks great with the clouds.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Kerry When you dial one over at the sky works out to about even when pointing at grass !! With these bird you can afford a little more positive comp since it does not have an all white head !! Mighty fine !!!

[arash_hazeghi]

composition and wing position are very nice, although there is no direct eye contact I like the pose and eagle's look towards the sky, you captured the best moment given the flight trajectory.Too bad Noise and digital artifacts are hurting the image quality and details.

[KathieThomas]

Looks like a painting to me. Interesting PP.