Juvi Eagle in flight

[dankearl]

First real attempt at flight with the D800. It locked in pretty well.
I wish the head was a little separated, but i liked this one.
1/1600
f8
iso400
600mm (300 w/ 2x)
Nikon D800


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[Randy Stout]

Dan:

Good to see some BIF images with the D800. Did you shoot full frame, or one of the crop modes?

Do agree about the head/wing merge. The colors are similar enough that the head does get lost a bit.

I suspect the level of detail in a large version of this would be awesome.

The crop is perhaps a bit tight below and right, but it is effective.

Look forward to more with your new gear!

Cheers

Randy

[jack williamson]

This is a nice flight shot Dan but the top of the head and beak get lost in that far wing, great detail.

Jack

[Troy Lim]

I agree with the head separation and the overall tightness of the crop.
Exposure and wing position are great.

[christopher galeski]

nice image Dan,good detail,agree about the head separation,but wish I had took it.thanks.

[gail bisson]

Hi Dan,
One of the hardest things to get with juvie bald eagles is a clear distinct head. The coloring of head and body is so similar... I like the wing position and IQ. I might add a bit more room below,
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

The head/wing merger is unfortunate, but I do love the details and near wing. I agree the bird placed a little higher would work well. Love the two claws peeking out from behind the wing:S3:

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, great view of the near wing, lots of detail and overall the eagle is nice and sharp. Merge of the head mentioned, and agree taking a bit off the top will work.

[Arthur Morris]

What did I do? Does it look any better?

[dankearl]

Arthur, yes it does, It was shot underexposed and I was afraid to lighten it too much to lose IQ.
It is the now typical D800 crop, not too drastic, but about 30% of in camera 1.2 crop.
I had no room at the bottom, I need to use the full FX for in flight as I clipped the wings of two better photos.
The head does stand out of bit more on your repost, but I really didn't get the shot it could have been.
Thanks for taking the time, I will meet you next weekend, cross your fingers, the weather forecast is looking
good for the Oregon Coast.

[Arthur Morris]

I just lightened the head area a bit, added some contrast there, and darkened the pupil. Love the wing position. And the sharpness.

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice Dan, I like Artie's repost, this would be a killer shot with wings up or more down with no merge.

Looks like you're enjoying the new camera

[Jim Crosswell]

Nice image Dan! I like the wing details and sharpness. Head/wing merge already mentioned. Arthurs repost brings out the potential of this image.