Greater Spotted Eagle Landing

[Manjeet & Yograj Jadeja]

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Taken at Anand, Gujarat, India. Early morning, with Canon 7D with 400mm f5.6L Lens,
Av mode, ISO 640 EV +0.67, 1/1250 at f7.1
canvas extended on the right and slightly to the top, Wing was slightly clipped from the top which was added by cloning.

[Mital Patel]

Dude i didnt really know you were such a good at this. I am sure now you will be with me on saying the canon combo proved a lot better than your old ;)

This is the best image i've seen from our part. A bit tight frame. May be adding some more canvast would help to my taste.

[Vikram Agrawal]

excellent shot. i love the light and the beautiful bird.

[Mike Osborne]

Well done, great light on this awesome bird nice pose as well. Great job adding the wing tips, I couldn't see where your cloning started.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image! I like the fanned tail, out stretched talons and lighting. Great cloning job on the wing. I tried a version with the blacks and neutrals in selective colour bumped up a bit and it made the eagle stand out more.

[Manjeet & Yograj Jadeja]

Mital - Agree with you mital but comparing 400 5.6 with 50-500 siggy would be totally unfair. agree with the shadow detail part, thanks a lot for sharing your 7D settings.:S3:
Thanks for your suggestions jim will definately try that out, and also will seriously start post processing from now on - that has been our new year resolution for years though :bg3:

[Jonathan Ashton]

A beautiful image great timing and your Photoshop skills are excellent. The frame is tight but it works for me, the image looks very dynamic. A shot to be justifiably proud of in my opinion.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent landing pose and nice details