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[arash_hazeghi]

Bald eagle with what's left of a salmon


1D4 600mm f/4 1/2000sec ISO 640 handheld

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[Stu Bowie]

Hi Arash, excellent exposure on the BE, the feather detail shows up so well. Good flight pose with the raised wings, sharp, and I do like the curved remains of the salmon.

[John Cooper]

Excellent capture Arash - very sharp image with loads of impact. Well done!

[Jack Breakfast]

I've seen shots like this before, but yours, in addition to being technically perfect, is quite artistic as well. The curved salmon leavings are quite beautiful, and it's wonderful that the fish blends so prettily with the background. If you look at the picture from top to bottom, it's a real treat for the eyes. Venturing into the world of the inexplicable, as often happens when one looks at a well-rendered painting, there is something about the eagle's shape blending into the shape of that curved fish makes my brain say YES YES YES. Really quite splendid.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the wing position, exposure, details and sharpness. Well done Arash.

[Tim King]

Great framing, soft light and a nice BG.

[Randy Stout]

Arash:

Excellent image, with lovely details. Fine pose, fish, BG.

I think a looser crop would work well, but suspect you kept it tight for impact.

Worth the cold fingers

Cheers

Randy

[Jonathan Ashton]

Knockout shot the wings and the salmon make a reverse S curve and I think this is one of the reasons the image is so strong. As ever the techs are spot on.

[Lorant Voros]

I am sure it is not oversized for this powerful bird:-). Very strong image again with perfect tecs, Arash. I'd say it was worth the cold fingers for sure.

[vishaljadhav]

Wonderful image with amazing details.
The flight is perfectly captured with the catch.

The vertical image for such a flight is amazing , personally i would have never thought of capturing flight vertically , you just opened a avenue for me mate.
Again a very inspiring and refreshing image with all that might and power written all over it.

[arash_hazeghi]

Wonderful image with amazing details.
The flight is perfectly captured with the catch.

The vertical image for such a flight is amazing , personally i would have never thought of capturing flight vertically , you just opened a avenue for me mate.
Again a very inspiring and refreshing image with all that might and power written all over it.

Hi Vishal

Thanks for comments.

This was actually cropped from horizontal, handholding super telephoto rig is best done in horizontal orientation.

best,

Arash

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Arash, what a strong image. that prey adds a ton. Excellent IQ, exposure and processing. Looking forward to more.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Looks great! Love everything about it! Looks like you and Jim had a great trip!

[Richard Unsworth]

Belongs in the Tate Gallery
fantastic work

[Ivan Ellison]

Another great image, the bird is superb and I like the BG going from white to nearly black in a gradual way. The bent salmon remains just take it to another level. Well captured

[Bill Dix]

Super shot, Arash. Love the comp, and the catch. Well done, again. Must have had a ball in Haines.

[Karl Egressy]

Striking image, great IQ and the prey adds interest, Arash.

[Marina Scarr]

Killer image, Arash. Love the crop and the powerful story it portrays.

[Raymond Lee]

Beautiful flight shot Arash! Interesting curved remains of the fish!

[dankearl]

This is so good even by your standards, Arash.
Amazing clarity and I don't think I ever seen better exposure on an Eagle as this is.
Over the top!
Oh, and looking at the beak, I think this is a female.
It is easy to notice when you see a pair together, but that is a large very yellow beak, so
That would be my guess.

[Satish Ranadive]

Gorgeous flight pose with excellent exposure on the Bald Eagle.
Love the the feather detail,the raised wings, sharpness,lights and wonderful backdrop.

Regards,
Satish.

[arash_hazeghi]

thanks everyone!

[David Salem]

This is what my 18 year old would say, Sick!! One of the nicest eagle shots I have seen in a long time. I knew you would come back with something special. Contest material. Awesome exposure!!

[gail bisson]

Hi Arash,
IQ is superb.
What makes this shot special are the curves within the image. (salmon, wings). Perfect exposure on the whites.
Gail

[Bill Jobes]

That's a beauty of a photo, Arash !

Do you do special processing on the head and the tail ? I ask, as to my eye, the 'whites' seem almost 'too' white.

[arash_hazeghi]

That's a beauty of a photo, Arash !

Do you do special processing on the head and the tail ? I ask, as to my eye, the 'whites' seem almost 'too' white.

Thanks Bill, no special processing. Whites look good to my eyes.

[Bill Jobes]

They do indeed look beautiful, Arash. I know getting the eagle's whites, right, can be an exposure challenge for some folks, and I was curious if it took special handling to create this masterpiece.

[arash_hazeghi]

They do indeed look beautiful, Arash. I know getting the eagle's whites, right, can be an exposure challenge for some folks, and I was curious if it took special handling to create this masterpiece.

Hey Bill, what you see is straight out of RAW with Canon DPP except for cropping into vert.

We got lucky it was overcast, with sunlight it will be tough to get this much detail in both whites and darks. The reflected light from snow helps a lot too with under wing details. Overall the light conditions at this location is best for eagle photography, as Jim had wisely chosen.

the other key factor here was manual exposure, indeed many photographers had difficulty with their exposure mostly because they were using modes other than manual.

[Petros Petrou]

This is a very beautiful image. The salmon makes this special. Great detail and the exposure looks perfect!

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

One of my faves so far Arash. Love the stare, wing detail hanging straggly fish (whats left of it LOL). Got more room? I would be tempted to add some if this were mine...yeah I wish :) And did I mention Hand held?? so cool

[Matthew Studebaker]

really outstanding. Great pose, detail, background.