Florida Bald Eagle

[Wheeler McDougal Jr.]

I took this image at the Viera Wetlands a couple of weeks ago. This eagle was fishing as I have never observed eagles fish. He would land in the water and go for his prey with his feet under the water and his wings supported him as he tried to snag a fish or whatever he was after. I didn't see him catch anything. After each unsuccessful attempt he would return to this perch. Because of the overcast this became a high key shot and I liked the outcome. Would appreciate your thoughts and suggestions. Shooting data below:

Nikon D4
600mm
600mm (in 35mm film)
1/2000 sec, f/5
Mode: Manual
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: SUNNY
Flash: Off
File size: 19.6MB
Image size: 4992 x 3292
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal

[Karl Egressy]

Nice balancing act. I'm not sure about the green at the bottom left.

[Girish Prahalad]

nice comp, exp & IQ. the pose is excellent.

[Raybel Robles]

Nice composition and details. I would take my time and clone out the greens in the bottom of the image and make it a full high key image.

[Wheeler McDougal Jr.]

Thanks everyone, comments are always welcome and instructive.