The Eagle has landed

[Mike Tracy]

Just paying homage to my eagles I photograph that are leaving for the summer.

Canon 20D, EF500 with 1.4x, 1/800, f/6.3, ISO 100

[Michael Pancier]

was this in Florida? wow! whereabouts

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great landing pose, light and details. There is a slight sharpening halo visible.

[Sid Garige]

Excellent timing and nice light. Looks like you had to deal with harsh light. Well done job. Looks little over sharped.

[Alfred Forns]

Excellent Mike Agree with previous. Excellent feather detail Did very well with the light Only a fully open wing could have made it better !!!

[Daniel Cadieux]

I also see what look like a few cloning marks just grazing the bark. Tremendous pose, this guy looks huge, and the split second timing of the landing is very cool.

[Philip Lombard]

Wow I just love it. I wish the perch was not there, it is so big i competes.Except for the wing that At mentioned it could be the us symble.

[Ed Cordes]

I really like the wing position and the fabulous feather detail. The perch shape compliments the wing and body position well. It does have a bit of a halo. I also would fix the left hand edge of the perch to make it look sharper. The fuzzy edge detracts from the rest of the image as the rest is so sharp.

[Robert Amoruso]

Very dramatic. The perch's shape frames the incoming eagle perfectly. Great wing position with lots of detail shown.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Excellent timing and superb action in this image. Perfect exposure with wonderful detail. A real winner for sure.

[Fabs Forns]

Great pose and detail in the plumage. I see the halo and would also go back on the blue on the sky.

[Mike Tracy]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions and kind words.

The part of the perch that looks cloned / fuzzy is a result of me quickly using the blur tool to get rid of some artifacts when I resized it for here. I hadn't noticed it until I posted and was too lazy to redo it.

[Raymond Barlow]

fantastic flight shot, congrats!