Bald Eagle

[gail bisson]

Canon 1D MKIV
F600 and 1.4x
ISO 400
SS 1/3200
F 5.6
Full frame but cropped from left and right. Taken at 2:26PM on December 30, winter sun
Minimal PP- crop, DE on left wing at 6% to bring up the shadows, levels and USM.
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[arash_hazeghi]

this is excellent, it has sweet light, excellent sharpness and more importantly a dynamic pose and expression on the eagle. My only suggestion is to reduce the red channel a bit to recover more details in the facial whites

I am sure you're loving the 600!

[Grace Scalzo]

Tack sharp, super detail and a powerful rendition of this beauty. I realize that you'd have to add canvas, but I feel as if more room on the bottom would be an option.

[Randy Stout]

Gail:

Very well captured, excellent pose, eye contact, details.

I am with Grace, a bit more room below, and I would like a bit more to the right, without getting to squarish.

Cheers

Randy

[Roger Clark]

Gail,

This is simply beautiful! The warm colors and detail are excellent in my opinion. I like the crop as is. Well done.

Roger

[Marina Scarr]

Great job on this one, Gail. I think it's the best flight image I have seen you post. Agree with Grace on a tad more room on the bottom for a little more of a vertical crop.

[PhilCook]

Wow, very nice Gail, magic looking bird and sooooo sharply focused, the underwing light is excellent { something I always struggle with } yes to more space on the bottom

[dankearl]

I is getting harder and harder to post here with all the great work being shown!
You must have smiled when you saw this on the back of the camera.
Perfect light, pose and very close up.
It is also getting harder to critique here, there is nothing that I would change!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Gail,
Just add a bit of room to the bottom (even for me) and this one works very well! Easy fix to a fantastic capture!

[Andrew Merwin]

Great image Gail. I like the pose, dynamism, techs. I agree with more room on the right.

[Nick Palmieri]

Very nice capture. Really like the tail span and the HA!

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Awesome Image Gail! Congrats.

[Troy Lim]

Good flight pose, could have been better with lower wing closer for more even light.
Agree with others on the room.

[Satish Ranadive]

Hi Gail:
Classic image of the Bald Eagle. Absolutely superb flight pose with wonderful colors and details you have captured.
I like the wing position,nice tailed feather,fanned tail,lights and expression of eagle.Love the frame.
Would add space both at bottom and top.

Regards,
Satish.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, I really like the IQ in this, lovely light, and you have captured excellent detail all round. The sharpness is spot on, and I would add to the RHS.

[Shawn Zierman]

Sweet head angle Gail!
Very nice exposure work, good flight pose, and sharp details.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Wonderful capture. The minimal PP really emphasizes your great technique. I could see a version with some more room on the bottom.

[nick clayton]

This is a stunning flight image Gail. The great wing position and nice light show off the feather detail to perfection, you can see just about every feather! Great head angle too.

[Kiran Poonacha]

loved the eye contact here gail, loved the light too... nicely done. regards, Kiran.

[gail bisson]

Here is a repost with 5 % canvas added on the bottom. I tried it with a bit more on the RHS but preferred this for my tastes,
Gail
Thank you all for your help.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Sweet light, gorgeous details and love the eye contact, Gail. I somehow missed this one.
I'd add even more to the bottom, but that's a personal perference. Nice work!

[Bill Dix]

Super shot, Gail. This has it all. Great light, IQ perfect eagle pose and expression. Congrats on an excellent capture. Repost helps, and I might imagine even a tad more, but lovely any way you crop it.

[Jonathan Ashton]

A real gem if ever I saw one, super quality focus exposure and pose are excellent. I like the little extra space on the repost.
I find it difficult to fault but I think the image would look even better if some of the highlights on the neck and the left foot were reduced, whilst I don't they are blown I do think you could see a little more detail.

[gail bisson]

Hi Jonathan,
What great eyes you have. I never noticed the foot being a bit hot and will fix that promptly. I am afraid I have gotten as much detail out of the neck feathers as I can,
Gail

[Arno Ellmer]

A real stunner, Gail ! I love the perfect HA and both underwings fully visible.Great IQ.I agree with comments on crop and your repost is an improvement. On my screen the beak tip looks a wee bit hot.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Gail you are welcome, Arash suggested adjusting the red channel for more detail in the whites, I would certainly try it. I guess you would make a quick selection of the area and make an adjustment layer and look at the Channels selecting red and then adjust that to see what the effect would be.

[David Salem]

A bit late but still wanted to add a big congrats on a fine image and yes, one of your best BIF shots I have seen. Everything has been said and I agree. Techs are great and pose is perfect. Very nice work.