Juvenile Bald Eagle

[Roy Priest]

Nikon D810, 1/640 @ F 8, ISO 800, -1 EV, 500 F4, handheld out of car window. This should be notated as "Theme" . Thought I had clicked theme and do not know how to edit it.

[Arthur Morris]

Hi Roy,While this one looks fairly sharp and the exposure looks fine, the image does not do much for me with a less than ideal perch, and the bird too small in the frame and placed near the center. Do you use any of the Nikon TCEs? a

[Roy Priest]

Artie, this should have had theme in front of the post. The theme is small in the frame. I thought I had clicked on theme but I guess I didn't. I use the 1.4 at times usually with the 300mm and sometimes the 500mm. I have tried the 1.7 with the 500 but was less than impressed although it worked reasonably well with the 300.

[Karl Egressy]

It fits the theme, but the pose is not ideal as it is turning away from us.

[Arthur Morris]

Artie, this should have had theme in front of the post. The theme is small in the frame. I thought I had clicked on theme but I guess I didn't. I use the 1.4 at times usually with the 300mm and sometimes the 500mm. I have tried the 1.7 with the 500 but was less than impressed although it worked reasonably well with the 300.

Thanks Roy. To be effective, "small in the frame" images need to feature lots of gorgeous habitat... Respectfully, a

[Marina Scarr]

I am sorry to say this one isn't working for me as a theme image. There are parts of the branches that are blown out and fairly distracting. The bird isn't really engaging with the viewer b/c it's turned away.

[Roy Priest]

Thanks for all the comments. Live and learn.