Steppe Eagle

Steppe Eagle
Camera Nikon D300
Lens : Nikkor 80-400D Ed VR
Exposure : 1/400sec @ 400mm
Aperture : f/8
ISO Rating : 400
Captured On : Dec 20 2009, 8:12 am
Location : Little Rann of Kutch, Surendranagar, Gujarat, INDIA

it was a real golden morning and i have got real good time on the desert of dried salty soil. the place is just awesome for raptors if you find them and if lucky you get nice perch and poses over the stone pillars over the land in frequent distance where all the raptors perch in morning specially eagle's.

i really like the boldness of this steppe eagle who allowed me getting nice close in range i could get nice details and after few shots from front profile she gave us nice back pose with tilting the body a little and then look back.

All C&C Welcome

Mital, liked the exposure, placement of bird in the frame and the beautiful BG. Sharpness excellent as usual. But I feel the perch is a little too overpowering. The negative space below the bird is filled with a large perch. With a crop from bottom, pano will look better IMO. It will also do more justice to the size of the bird...and will have more impact.

Mital...here is what I was saying. A little canvas on top of this might make it better. Just a suggestion. Better judges than me will advise you more am sure.

Mital, Very nice sharp image. It is nice to see the strong legs of the raptor. I like the repost but agree w/ a bit more room on top. It sounds like a wonderful place to photograph. The soft BG colors make it a peaceful image.

Beautiful shot, Mital. Color, lighting and background all beautiful and the critter is gorgeous. Well done.

thanks KD i really liked your crop. adds more weight

I like KD's crop too, loved the pose and BG here mital Bhai..

great image! and the second crop works for me.