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Jim Fenton
03-07-2010, 08:14 AM
Male bald eagle in long light yesterday afternoon coming into a rather brisk head wind. The intended perch is still 3 feet below and blocked by some pine boughs so I created this as it was settling on the way down.

Nikon D300s, 600VR, TC14EII, ISO 640, F8, 1/1200, CW metering, NearUniWB preset, +.7EV
Phil Seu
03-07-2010, 08:38 AM
nice, clean image that is very well exposed. better head turn would make it outstanding
Jim Fenton
03-07-2010, 08:40 AM
Don't disagree on the HA at all, but as the bird was looking down,I took what I could get :)
Keith Bauer
03-07-2010, 09:07 AM
I like this a lot. Powerful pose and great exposure. No HA problem here as far as I'm concerned. He was clearly looking for his landing spot. HA gets too much press here.
Kaustubh Deshpande
03-07-2010, 09:52 AM
No issue for HA for me too....with this pose, its fine IMO. Great pose. What I like most is the sharpness. Very well done.
stuart wanuck
03-07-2010, 09:56 AM
fine pose great composition 600 mm working well
Markus Jais
03-07-2010, 02:15 PM
Great shot. Wonderful light and colors. Perfect exposure and sharpness.
For me the HA is no problem here. I like the the bird looking down. Looks like he is checking if his feet are clean :)

Markus
Morkel Erasmus
03-07-2010, 02:52 PM
this is sooo crisp - lovely light, details and pose...HA mentioned but I would be happy with this...
allanrube
03-07-2010, 05:53 PM
The pose and the light really make this. A little detail is lost in the darkest areas but I cannot see how you could have exposed or processed it better. Did you have to darken the whites at all in pp or is this generally "as shot"?
Jim Fenton
03-07-2010, 05:58 PM
Allan...

Whites had no darkening, linear burn, etc done to them.
Sid Garige
03-07-2010, 06:45 PM
Beautiful image Jim. Excellent details and timing.
Doug Brown
03-07-2010, 07:21 PM
Nice landing pose with excellent exposure and sharpness. Would have liked to see the perch, but understand that why you didn't include it.
Jim Crosswell
03-07-2010, 08:38 PM
I like it as is. Great sharp and detailed image!
Kiran Poonacha
03-08-2010, 04:40 AM
Great details and pose captured.. loved the light too..
Jan Fourie
03-08-2010, 12:49 PM
this is astunning landing shot with great posture,exp ,comp and pinsharp
vwd
jan