Battle in the skies I

[arash_hazeghi]

I am happy to present the bald eagle aerial battle. Perhaps the most challenging photograph I have taken to date. Bald eagles are battling over salmon in mid air at high speed. The holder tries to fly as fast as they can to save the fish, the aggressor has to fly faster snatching the fish from behind and then dive below the holder. I hope you like it.


1D4 600mm f/4 1/1250sec ISO 1600 handheld. See HD size here

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

This is just WOW, amazing capture! Outstanding work!

[PhilCook]

Incredible Arash, you sure know where to find the subject matter and get it on camera perfectly, good sharpness for a reasonably slow shutter speed and hand held...love the sky !

[Kasra.Ha]

Excellent shot! I like the action,nice lighting, well captured.TFS

[Nick Palmieri]

This is awesome. I love the eye contact. The whites look perfect. Very well captured!

[Raymond Lee]

Another winner here!

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Wonderful capture Arash. Love the expression and determination on both birds. Is the holder the one on the left?

[Rachel Hollander]

Absolutely stunning!

TFS,
Rachel

[David Salem]

Another great action shot. Exposed well and sharp considering the ss. Love the battle in the sky. Well done.

[Nancy Bell]

Totally spectacular!!! Love the expression on the 1st bird and the wing just dipping into the head of the 2nd bird, framing it. As always, so glad you provide the link to the HD version.

[dankearl]

Outstanding, a contest winner for sure.
It looks like the peak moment, congratulations!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Ari, just love the light quality in this, together with the overall IQ. Very well timed to capture the action, both BE's well exposed and sharp. Since the white is in the blue, Im presuming they are clouds, so nice touch to the BG.

The HD version rocks.

[arash_hazeghi]

thank you all for kind words, this was a lucky shot on the last day just before we left

[Tim King]

You're getting some amazing photos, Arash. Keep 'em coming.

[gail bisson]

Another amazing shot.
Love the facial expression on the left eagle.
Gail

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

I want to be as mind blowing outragously good as you when I grow up Arash. This image rocks! Love the open bill flying snow super cool sky and everything else

[Andrew Merwin]

Talk about eye candy! Wow! This is a real treat for the eyes. A truly superlative image. TFS.

[Corey Hayes]

Awesome shot!

[mikedewitt]

Spectacular. What an amazing shot!

[arash_hazeghi]

thank you all for the kind words!

[arash_hazeghi]

Wonderful capture Arash. Love the expression and determination on both birds. Is the holder the one on the left?

thanks Miguel, the holder is the bird on our left looking back.

[Satish Ranadive]

stunning,action packed Image. Wonderful HD version.

Regards,
Satish.

[Doug Brown]

Pretty incredible Arash!

[Shawn Zierman]

Very dynamic image of our national bird Arash.
Agree with all the compliments offered.

[ArabindaDebnath]

Superb timing.Great image,Arash.

[Melissa Groo]

This really is a contest winner, Arash. The interaction, the poses, the detail, the IQ, are all absolutely staggering. That trip you made up there sure paid off in spades.

[Robert Holguin]

WOW!!!!!!
Stunning image! Just a mind blowing image!.
Very well done.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Late to the party...but better late than never, as they say :-)

incredible image, Arash. great on many levels. I think getting that eye visible on the other eagle...and the bill open on the left one...both are critical to the success of this one. Well done. send it to some contests, please.

[arash_hazeghi]

thanks again, I made a short (and poor quality) video clip when it was a bit too foggy for photography, you can see the interaction between the eagles, crows and gulls here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1DEuzS6n9w