Bald Eagle Dive

[gail bisson]

Canon 1DX
f 600mmII
ISO 800
f 5.6@1/2500
I like the clouds in the BG.
PP: Cropped from horizontal to vertical, increased exposure by 0.5 on the wings only. I had my exposure set to protect the whites but a second before I caught this dive, the sun went behind a cloud so wings were underexposed. Should have been in AP. levels, DE at 4%, USM to JPEG
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[Amol Khedgikar]

What an amazing shot Gail, Great details. Love the spread. Head tilt and the eye contact is great too. I like how the blue merges with white clouds in the BG.

Is it me or there is slight noise in the under wings ?

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent dynamic pose and details, there is no noise in the image.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, such an unusual pose, so very well captured. Your vertical comp works well, and you have brought out the underwing detail nicely. Good seeing some hint of cloud in the sky BG.

[Enrique Patino]

well done. great image. TFS

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent pose and nice comp, Gail. Nothing not to like here. Like the sky bg with hints of cloud.

[vishaljadhav]

The position of those feet and the head look lovely, the wings looks nice
i love the tone of the sky
Nice IQ and good choice of making it vertical

[Henry Domke]

Fabulous.
Might look better with a bit more contrast in the eye.

[Markus Jais]

Absolutely stunning eagle shot with perfect image quality. Can't be any better.

Markus

[Karl Egressy]

Love the pose and the even and soft light on the bird. Great PP work as well.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Gail! I like the pose, details, exposure, sharpness and BG.

[dankearl]

Outstanding.
This is becoming the norm from you, excellent work.

[Marina Scarr]

This is one kick butt BE flight pose, Gail. Love the BG. You've really processed it beautifully.

[Bonnie Block]

Wowser, Gail! Definiotely a great image. You succeeded in pushing me over the top towards getting the 600. ;-)

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent pose, IQ & BG. Perfect PP work. TFS

[Holger Leyrer]

Fantastic Image.
sharp details and a wonderful smooth BG. And the pose ... wow !

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Wow! Great capture and very nice job of bringing back the details in the shadows - there is no evidence that I can see!

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Gail - Excellent image with dynamic pose, good comp and nicely pp.

TFS,
Rachel

[David Salem]

Hi Gail, a bit late, been in Cancun on vacation but had to let you know that I really like this dynamic eagle shot. Great HA and leg extension plus the graduated Bg adds allot to this beautiful frame. Nice work exposing this, and your other eagle shots.
You sure are lucky being able to shoot these awesome raptors on a regular basis. Very nice.