From a recent trip to Norway, this Golden Eagle perched and posed briefly after feeding on a Roe deer carcass left as bait and I caught this image as she was calling out to her mate.
The falling snow was making it difficult to get a clear view of her, but I like the white flecks as they emphasise the story. I'd be interested to hear what others think about this. I have other "clean" images showing the feathers, but this is a bit more especial, I think.
I looked at cropping to exclude the trees on the left, but felt they added atmosphere. What do you think?
This was shot at ISO 3200, but here I am posting it with only the NR applied in DPP 4 conversion. I find that is pretty remarkable!
Canon EOS 1DX, EF 200-400 at 440 mm (with extender)
1/1600 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 3200
Converted in DPP, Levels and curves adjustments in PS5
Cropped & sharpened for presentation.
Wonderful shot Gerald! The pose is great and it shows the character in these birds. The falling snow is also a nice addition. Great perch and bg. I think the trees add a lot to this photo and I would definately not remove theme, almost which there were more trees to frame the bird and the make for a more interesting BG.
Beautiful shot as presented, I did wonder about brightening the eye a little but I think it is fine as it is. Excellent colours in the eagle, I would leave the trees there.
Agree with the comments about leaving the tree - helps to see all the snow falling. I like the perch too and the bird calling is a big plus. Well done.
This is a terrific shot. Love the snow and the calling pose
If you have the PP skills I would "move" the eagle closer to the trees.
It would really elevate this image to another level.
I hope you do not mind but I have done a repost showing the eagle moved towards the trees.I didn't blend the seam very well as I am just trying to show you what I mean. Hopefully you have more canvas on the left to include even more trees on the LHS
Golden Eagle calling through the snow
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