Canon 5D Mark II
500mm
Handheld from a kayak.
ISO 800
1/1600
f/7.1
Took this a couple weeks ago at a local lake. Eagles are pretty rare around here so felt lucky to get fairly close to one. I liked the light on him and the dramatic take-off pose. I am wondering if this works even though he is in a busy BG. I applied a slight Gaussian blur to the BG to help separate him. Did some sharpening and a little shadow recovery under the right wing to try to bring out more detail.
Thanks for looking. Comments and critiques very much appreciated!


