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I shot this early last month while in my kayak looking for loons. The early morning sun was reaching the branch but the bg was still in shade.
I used a new 70-300 lens at 300 for this shot instead of the 300 f/4 I had been using from my kayak.
D300s, 1/640 f6.3 iso 500
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Allan:
Excellent profile shot of eagle, like the concept of the light on bird and not background, wish just a bit more had struck the bird, not just the left side of the perch. He does stand out well from the background as is.
In a perfect world, would prefer the bush line to not angle right through his head.
Can you tell what the white patch on belly is? Just a leucistic feather?
I also use the 70-300 on my backup body when doing loons. I just set in on the seat next to me for when they get in to close for the longer lens. I like the flexibility of the zoom for when they get in really close, and the extra reach over the 70-200.
I really am looking forward to the revised 80-400, hope it comes out soon!
Cheers
Randy
I like the mood of the image, and the forest backdrop is very nice. If you are OK with that type of modification you could just eliminate the small vertical white line beside the head, and the leaf next to it that is protruding from the eagle's head. This small tweak would help address Randy's concern about bush / head merge. I also wish the light wasn't dappled on the branch, but still a highly appealing "habitat" image.
The bald eagle as quasi-forest bird. I like the concept. I also like Randy's practice of keeping the smaller lens nearby.
Allan
Show me any Bald Eagle and i love em. so for me as guru's have said it all i am enjoying the bird's majestic pose. :)
I like this interesting composition a lot. Great job with the EXP. Several interesting things might have happened had you been five or ten yards to your left at this exact moment....
I used the patch and clone tools to isolate the head and remove the feather on the breast.
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Skillful tree trimming. And I meant to ask what the white thing on the breast was. The repost is a big improvement.
