Project: SUPERSIZE Me !!!

[Doug Brown]

Since this project theme was my idea, I should probably contribute an image. I spent a week in Florida early this year with my wife and Jim Neiger. We were photographing a Bald Eagle nest and observed an adult repeatedly taking small pieces of meat from some prey on the ground up to the nest. The grass was a little tall, so we couldn't actually see the prey. Imagine our shock when the Eagle finally got airborne and brought the entire meal up to the nest!

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Canon 1D Mark IV, 400mm, f/7.1, 1/1600, ISO 500, manual exposure, hand held

[Stu Bowie]

Doug, firstly, well done for not cutting off the prey. Intense concentration from the eagle, good wingspread, and overall well exposed, considering the difficult BG. I like the sharpness in this too. What was the prey? Very well captured.

[Christopher Schlaf]

One more WOW

[Art Kornienko]

Excellent action capture, sharpness is nice, bg is challenging.

[Bill Jobes]

Fantastic capture of a moment of high drama, Doug.

The turn angle, the swaying prey, the eye and those claws -- OK if I too say WOW?!?

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

killer action,pose,light!!!

[Jeff Parker]

Good job. Nice light, good sharpness, well exposed and of course the action is killer!

[annmpacheco]

What a shot! WOW TOO!!! I noticed a horizontal line just below the prey's nose. Excellent wingspan and the light really works on the belly and danglin innards!

[Johan Kruger]

a great moment captured, very well done

[James Salywoda]

This is an excellent shot perfect composition nice bg and the large prey item puts it over the top it really shows the power that these birds have. Well Done!

[Pieter de Waal]

WOW as well. Exposure spot on as mentioned, like the detail on the front edges of the wing and face and also the fanned tail feathers. I also like the way you have managed the background.

[Greg Basco]

Hey, Doug. Great exposure and sharpness, and I love the habitat included, which really adds to the picture here IMO.

Cheers,
Greg Basco

[Mital Patel]

what an image and that too at 400mm gotta be massive attack on you doug. i am real mad on this eagles and wish one day i could able to see in field.

[Doug Brown]

Thanks for taking the time to comment everyone!

[Dan Avelon]

wow! what a lovely shot!

[Harshad Barve]

Doug , Big time congrats on this , killer image
TFS

[Doug Brown]

Doug , Big time congrats on this , killer image
TFS

Thanks Harshad!

[Haim Ziv]

Absolutely killer image!! way to go. I'm really envy on this one. :cheers::cheers:

[Myer Bornstein]

Excellent image Doug anothe BIG WOW!!!!:cheers: