Bald Eagle

[gail bisson]

Canon 1D MK IV
F 4.0 500mm and 1.4X
ISO 400
SS 1/3200
f 8.0
Manual , on tripod, cropped by ~ 20% on right and bottom.
Minimal PP in LR3 and NR and sharpening in CS5.
Taken at Ball's Creek at 2:00PM. Local farmer was feeding eagles fish heads.
Comments and critiques always learned from and appreciated with thanks,
Gail

Now that this is up on my screen I see I should have lightened the bird's left side of face.

[gail bisson]

I lightened the right eye in the repost. Sorry about not screening my OP better before posting
Gail

[Ofer Levy]

An impressive image Gail! Sharp with lovely light, and colours. The stare makes this image for me.

[Kiran Poonacha]

The eye contact make this Gail.. lovely image and loved the underwing details too.. regards Kiran.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice pose with a head turn towards us. The left eye looks funny but it is beyond your control.

[pat lillich]

really lovely Gail, wonderful feather detail under those wings and love the tightly curled toes.

[Mark Itol]

Sharp and well exposed, Gail. Beautiful.

[Grace Scalzo]

I like the even lighting on the underwings and his intense stare.

[Vikram Agrawal]

HI Gail,
great dynamic pose, eye contact and beautiful sharpness and detail. very nicely done.

regards, vikram

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, perfect timing to capture the direct eye contact, and what a great flight pose. Overall, well exposed, especially the underwings, sharp, and love the hint of clouds in the BG. Well captured.

[Clemens Vanderwerf]

Great shot Gail. Good underwing detail even at 2pm in the afternoon. I would give him a bit more space below and left if you have.

[Stan Cunningham]

I concur with the excellent lighting below at that time, great job.

[Marina Scarr]

Very nice imagine, Gail. Really like the pose and the light and the way he is looking right at his photographer.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Gail, looks very majestic. underwing details are quite stunning. If mine, I'd have more room on the left...it might be personal preference.

[dankearl]

About perfect!
One of the best Eagle photos I have seen here.
I know you want a critique, but I don't have one.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Very nice, Gail. Pose, exposure, stare, bg - it's all there.
1/3200, f8, iso 400 - must've had lots of good light.

[Robert Holguin]

Stunnig image. Excellent feather detail, exposed perfectly, and the stare is killer!!.
Very well done.