Bald eagle hard bank in heavy snow

[D. Robert Franz]

Another image from a snowy morning during last weeks eagle tour. With CF-III-2 set to slow I had very good results in the heavy snow. The AF pretty much ignored the snowflakes as long a I kept the AF spot on the eagle. The 300mm worked really well even with all 45 points activated. I think the lens being F2.8 makes a big difference since 39 points work at their highest sensitivity..

Image shown full frame....

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Camera serial number: 0420300416
Copyright: D. Robert & Lorri Franz
Shutter speed: 1/2000 sec
Aperture: 4
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Partial
Drive mode: Continuous
ISO: 800
Lens: EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM

[Jay Gould]

Lovely image! It supports my decision to keep that lens.

How much of a crop; could it have been done as a vertical?

[D. Robert Franz]

Lovely image! It supports my decision to keep that lens.

How much of a crop; could it have been done as a vertical?

No crop shown as shot

[Duane Noblick]

Excellent focus through the snow and I can see this as a vertical crop.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Pretty cool wintery image. I too could see this as a vertical. I'd also have preferred to see more of the tail. Still an impressive image, and thanks for the technicals.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Stunning image. Loved the snow and the angle and banking pose of the eagle.

[Andrew Merwin]

Fantastic image. It speaks volumes about the weather you were experiencing. Excellent techs.