Bald eagle against mountain back drop

[Clemens Vanderwerf]

This image was created in the afternoon with partly overcast skies at China Poot Bay near Homer, Alaska. The mountain back drop and vegetation provides for a nice habitat image of the bald eagle doing its daily job of looking for something to eat.

This image was created with the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens and Canon 1.4x TC II at 205mm, and the EOS-1DMIV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering: 1/2000 sec. at f/7.1 set manually. Cropped for composition.

All comments are welcome.

Thanks for looking.

[Carl Gandolfo]

Love it!!!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Clemens,
The pose is fantastic alone......add the BG......that puts this at a whole other level! Great placement in the frame too and how the wings frame the peak and don't merge in to the dark area......great stuff and a winner all around!!!

[Bill Jobes]

We don't often see foothills, peaks clouds and blue sky combined this nicely in a eagle photograph.

The precision of the eagle capture with its razor sharpness and perfect exposure to reveal delightful brown feather details against the bright BG seals the deal !

[Tom Redd]

Excellent photo with the BG and pose. Good exposure, nice detail in the browns. Well done.

[Neil Nourse]

:Whoa!: Now that's a wall hanger

Beautiful job Clemens.

TFS Neil

[arash_hazeghi]

The top side view and the inclusion of environment make this a wonderful shot

[Melissa Groo]

Stunning comp on this, Clemens, love the lines balancing each other, of the eagle wingspread and the mountains. Wonderful environmental shot while also so sharp and gorgeous of the eagle. Congratulations on a really special image!

[Nancy Bell]

Wow...a super-duper image!!! I agree with all of the above. That clear piercing eye of the eagle adds huge drama.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

One heck of a shot, Clemens. send it to competitions.

the placement of the eagle, its pose and the BG...just stunning. the arrangement of everything in the frame is painting-esque perfect.

[gail bisson]

It has all been said!:S3:Great shot,
gail

[denise ippolito]

Beautiful Clemens! I like the topside view, mountains and sharpness! Well done!:S3:

[Danny J Brown]

Fantastic work as usual, Clemens. I shoot eagles along the Mississippi River but I never get a background like this. Sweet.

[Tin Man Lee]

I love this shot. I want to have a shot like this.
Agree with everyone. The glance looks all business. Clouds and snowy mountain backdrop.. speechless.

[yogesh_puranik]

i would say a totall winner perfect compo eye contact sharpness grt frame

[Clemens Vanderwerf]

Thanks for all you positive comments. Really appreciated!