Bald Eagle

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken from my backyard last week. I was going out to the lake to see how thick the ice was and saw this guy in my neighbours tree. I went and got the camera out of the car and got a couple of images. Although the bird is flying away from me I was glad that it kept an eye on me. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 1D MK IV
500L f4
1.4 Extender
ISO 800
1/6400s
f5.6
Handheld

[annmpacheco]

Good job Jim grabbing your gear and firing away on the fly. prize on the eye and i like the gradient BG, and exposure is right on the money. very nice frame!

[arash_hazeghi]

good exposure and I like the BG, a tad soft to my eye. wish he wasn't flying away from us but the look back makes up for it

TFS

[christopher galeski]

Nice capture Jim,like the BG,nice exposure and detail,as been said,the look back make up for the bird flying away.TFS.

[Mike Poole]

Nice work Jim, as the others have said, the look back makes all the difference.

Mike

[Karl Egressy]

The shooting angle is not the best but you had a nice head turn, Jim.

[Lorant Voros]

It made me look twice what was going on here...the body angled away, but a nice head turn and eye contact on you. Certainly an interesting image. TFS.

[Grace Scalzo]

I like it, Jim. Flying away from you, yes, but that look back saves it , in my opinion. I like the cold winter feel. Any more detail in the face?

[keith mitchell]

I know it's been well covered Jim but that look back pose is classic.

Keith.

[adrian dancy]

Nice work all round with techs and of course the bird.

[David Salem]

The look back saved the day! Nice techs and details. Well done

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions. Grace that is all the detail I could get in the head area.

[Eric Dienesch]

Agreat picture for me, i like it !!

BTW: i hope to catch some of this beautifull birds next week