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Another from my series of a Fish Eagle chasing a Hamerkop taken in the Kruger National Park in October last year. This angle is as captured, and hasnt been rotated. It wasnt easy, as I was shooting from my car, as this chase was going on all over the place. I wished for a better BG.
Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/2500
F/7.1
ISO 500
Exp Comp +0.33
Hand held from the car
Wow!!! I really like the top view , excellent feather detail, love the wing span. My only nit is the shawdow on its face, but other than that fabulous image.
Well done.
Pretty awesome, Stu. Acrobatic pose, incredible detail, perfect exposure - nothing short of spectacular.
So, how did the chase end?
Thanks Robert and Sid. Sid, this happened a few times. Sometimes, the Hamerkop evaded the FE, and I remember sometimes the Hamerkop dropped his catch for the FE to have. I couldnt capture each chase, as some of it was fairly far away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sidharth Kodikal
Nice banking pose . Lovely clarity and exposure on this one Stuart . The angle somehow makes the eagle look stouter than it actually is ....
Very cool POV, Stuart, nice pose and details. Way to keep up with it and get the shot.
I really like the pose on this one and the detail is excellent, it would not have been easy to capture this I am sure.
I have taken the liberty of modifying the whites (Curves followed by Selective Colour) on the neck and lightening the shadow on the face (made a small mask & brightened it). I think the difference is marginal but I think it helps a little. I would be interested to see what you think.:S3:
Wow Stuart you did a fabulous job of this eagle in hunting mode... Great story... no faults this side :-)
Great image Stuart! I like the composition, wing position and details.
<embed id="application/x-exifeverywhere" type="application/x-exifeverywhere" width="0" height="0">Love the cool acrobatic flight position, but I do wish we could see the eye. Excellent sharpness from wingtip to wingtip. I might move the bird slightly to the left in the frame.
Stuart:
Dramatic pose, and comp, with nice display of wings.
I do like the subtle changes Jonathan made.
It would be fun to see the whole series. Do you have them posted on a website?
Cheers
Randy
Very nice shot! cool pose! Well done!
Very dramatic pose Stuart! I have a slight preference for the repost.....but all in all a fantastic capture.
Great in flight angle and sharp detail captured Stu, wondering about the black stripes in the neck feathers i think this can still be a immature that changing the adult feather colours ? A super IMG !
Stu you captured an amazing pose...everything else is said above...Wonderful work!
Thank you all for the kind words and feedback.
Jon. Thanks for your repost. Your tweaks make a big difference.
Randy. As per my PM to you.
you did well with this Stu! was it chasing the hamerkop due to territorial battles?
nice dorsal view, the repost takes it up a notch for me...
Good one Stuart. I like the repost with shadow lightened,
Gail
Mork, Gail, thanks a stack for popping by.
