July 4th Bald Eagle

[Doug Brown]

Here's an image from my Florida trip this winter. Happy 4th everyone!



Canon 7D, 500mm, f/6.3, 1/2000, ISO 500, manual exposure, hand heldhttp://birdwhisperer.smugmug.com/Animals/Birds/BPN/20100302-MG8188-Bald-Eagle/812099335_AkWAx-O.jpg

[Nick Palmieri]

Great capture. I like the HA and wing position. Nice job on the BG.

[Harold Davis]

looks great, doug! nice light to get the blacks and whites. if i had to be picky i might soften the shadow line on the bird's right talon.

and happy july 4th to you also!! a very fitting image!!!!

thanks for stopping by and making a comment on my picture down below. after 133 views i was wondering if anyone had the time to say anything!!

[Juan Aragonés]

Almost a 3D image, love the outstanding quailty of light, the eye contact and... well I love everything on this one ;)

[denise ippolito]

Doug, Awesome pose and sharp details. I like the tight crop.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very nice Doug! If anything I'd remove the most vertical OOF tree that is close to the far wing's bend.

Happy 4th of July to my friends south of the border!!

[Krijn Trimbos]

Hi doug, good flight shot with a nice different BG and good sharpness. Would crop a bit more of the bottom if this were mine, thanks for sharing

[Morkel Erasmus]

crisp as a bowl of cereal with cold milk just added :)

gorgeous light, details and pose.

happy 4th to all my American friends...

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice Doug, love the pose and BG. might sharpen a tad more and bring down the whites in the head just a tad.


Happy 4th

[Doug Brown]

I like the idea of cropping a bit off the bottom.

[Allen Johnson]

thanks for sharing Doug, this shot looks amazing!! Love the composition of the shot as it draws the viewer into the frame. I typically don't give critiques as they are my opinions and I don't know what the circumstances where when the shot was taken and I often feel like its our expression of how we the 'artist' envisioned the image. Since I will be submitting my own images soon, I will only say that I would have added a vignette to the image to make the Eagle 'pop' or draw the focus to him even more...... :D

[Hendri Venter]

Absolutely stunning image Doug. The quality is out of this world. The head angle and wing position also perfect. Well done!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Doug, this is awesome. We dont see many images with this sort of BG....works quite well. nice angle and light. exposure and rest is spot on as always. More pano will make it better IMO.