Eagle on Kachemak Bay

[Mike Landwehr]

This bald eagle image was taken from a boat on Kachemak Bay, near Homer, Alaska (one of Artie's IPT's). The eagle was catching the early morning sun, but the dark cliff in the background was not. Any C & C appreciated.

7D
70-200 f/2.8 II @ 155 mm
ISO 500
1/1600 @ f/5.6
Hand held

[Mike Poole]

Beautiful shot Mike. That could easily have gone wrong with the bird being a similar colour to the BG but the light on the bird sets is apart perfectly. Great wing down pose, fantastic experience captured superbly

[WillieHall]

you nailed this one, nice DOF and like the way BG is split evenly with water and forest....and the bird in the middle....nice!

[Moe Ali]

Sounds like a great experience Mike, maybe one day I'll do the Homer trip.

Great shot. You have beautiful light, details in the feathers and face, and a nice wing position. Not sure if I would have preferred the bird to be lower into the water or higher into the darks?

And at 155mm..... how awesome is that....

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent flight shot in beautiful lights. Love the frame.

Regards,
Satish.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the flight angle, light, composition in dark upper BG. Well done Mike.