Bald eagle on the Mississippi River

[Mark Perry]

Here's an image of a bald eagle in his "pre-catch" posture at L&D 14, Mississippi River.

Canon 7D/500 f4L 1/6400 f5.6 ISO 400 -2/3 EV

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[Markus Jais]

Great sea eagle shot. Great sharpness and DOF. Very good exposure and wing pose.
I like the angle of the bird in the frame.

Markus

[Dan Wolin]

Nice one Mark - I did not make it over this year due to weather and lack of birds. Perfectly exposed and great pose.

[Mark Perry]

Thanks Markus and Dan

Dan: I have made two trips so far. The first was in mid-January. I didnt see the sun for 6 days...grey grey grey.
but last week, different story...sun both days....lots of eagles..lots of activity.. great time.

I am leading a pack of 20 members of my photography group to a GroupShoot there this weekend. The weather looks decent!

[Jory Griesman]

Very nice image. Like the action of the approach. Nice feather detail in blacks and whites. Good comp and sharpness. Like the colour of the water - is it this dark/deep because of the time of day, the exposure, or is it always like this, Mark?

[Mark Perry]

Very nice image. Like the action of the approach. Nice feather detail in blacks and whites. Good comp and sharpness. Like the colour of the water - is it this dark/deep because of the time of day, the exposure, or is it always like this, Mark?

Jory,

It was a sunny day with nice blue skies so the water is blue from the sky reflection.

[Jim Buescher]

Nice action capture. Good luck on your outing this weekend, looking forward to seeing the results. It'll be hard to top this.