Tail Trail: The Sequel (for Marina)

[Doug Brown]

Here's what an approaching Bald Eagle looks like to a very frightened fish. Those talons mean business! From Alan Murphy's Eagle workshop. Title courtesy of Marina Scarr.

Canon 1Dx, 300 mm f/2.8 @ f/4.5, 1/3200, ISO 2000, manual exposure, hand held, baited

[Bill Jobes]

Super photo, Doug ! Hope I don't sound too Flickr-ish !

Those talons are serious weapons !

And I can feel the cold from those icy blue waters.

[nick clayton]

Incredible talons and a great incoming image of a spectacular bird Doug

[Holger Leyrer]

WOW! Great pose and composition.

[John Robinson]

Great "In yer face "image. Shows how a crop can give impact.
Great stuff'
JR

[Stuart Laughton]

My favourite Bald Eagle photo of all time, thanks to the incredible closeup, laser intent of the bird and also for the water component. The splash shows the bird's propulsive momentum and the cold, metallic surface is great. Bravo!!

[Graeme Cox]

WOW that is some image, unlucky fish..

[Rachel Hollander]

Doug - incredible pov and sharpness. Love the splash and colors too.

TFS,
Rachel

[Marina Scarr]

This is a most powerful pose and image, Doug. The talons absolutely give this image its power. I think I am seeing an ever-so-slight halo on the top right wing.

[dankearl]

Pretty awesome, Doug.
A perfectly cropped close up and the DOF really makes the talons impressive.

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent close-up, Doug Sir.

Regards,
Satish.

[Enrique Patino]

Great image Doug. It must have been awesome to see this bird up-close like that. TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Doug, just love the intense stare, and yes, those talons can do some pretty nasty damage. The tail trail shows how fast and how powerful the BE is coming in. Well captured.

[Grace Scalzo]

Talk about impact, this one has it. Pretty exciting image, Doug.

[Doug Brown]

Thanks for taking the time to comment everyone!

[David Salem]

Wow Doug, what a great shot with tons of in you face impact. The concentrated stare and the dragging tail look great. I love the awesome look of the business end of this eagle. Nice one!