From Conowingo last week, on a cloudy bright morning. Full height cropped from horizontal. Added 10% blue tint to the white sky.
D7000, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 1000, 1/800s @ f/6.3 manual, Gitzo and Mongoose.
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From Conowingo last week, on a cloudy bright morning. Full height cropped from horizontal. Added 10% blue tint to the white sky.
D7000, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 1000, 1/800s @ f/6.3 manual, Gitzo and Mongoose.
And for those like Gail who aren't crazy about high-key, I persuaded him to fly past a different background.:S3:
The high-key version works better here. Probably if the 2nd version had just the green in the BG the image would be more appealing to me.
HaHa Bill! Love version #2.
Fantastic wing spread and sharpness!
Great PP for version 2. I would not have known you had altered the BG.
Happy holidays to you and yours as well!
gail
Hi Bill. What technique did you use to replace the BG? Layers - Layer mask - brush?
I'm a bit novice and learning the PP techniques...
Very simple, Tiago. In one file (call it "eagle") I made a selection of the bird (easy, given the high-key image), and created a new layer with that selection. Then I made a new file from a background borrowed from an old image. With the two files (eagle and background) both open, I dragged the eagle layer onto the background file. Presto.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiago Caravana
In this case I like the second version better. It relaxes the eyes, allows to concentrate more on the bird which has excellent pose and details, Bill.
Beautiful eagle Bill, great capture. I also prefer the second image, although many of my images appear high key (not intentionally done, just exposing for the bird which blows out the sky).
Beautiful image Bill. I like the banking pose, sharpness, details, exposure and composition. I like both versions.
Spectacular image. Bill Sir.
Great banking pose, beautiful colors and great details.
Though I like high key image, here I love the RP with beautiful BG.
Regards,
Satish.
Very nice banking, and wing position, Bill. Sharp detail, and I also like both versions. Well done.
Geoffrey
Sharp! I love the banking pose and the high-key effect in the original. Vertical comp and bird placement is just perfect for my taste. Love it Bill.
Very nice Bill. I like the repost the best :S3: Well done and thanks for sharing
That's the best catch of all the underwing feathers , in such great detail and focus, that I've seen Bill--a fine eagle pic
Nice shot, tough light like in mine, but good details in the shadows.
Thank you everyone, and a Merry Christmas to all.
Nice job on V2. That would have been awesome. The high key image looks great and you didn't wind up with grainy blacks like I see in allot of BE images. Nice details too. Well done Bill and have a great holiday.
Thank you David. Same to you. Yes, if only he had chosen the second BG...
