Early morning golden eagle

[Kalin Botev]

Hey all,
This is a golden eagle form my last weekend at in the mountains. I hope you like it.
Here are the tech details:
Nikon D3, 300 mm f/2.8 + 1.7 TC.
f/5.6, 1/2500s, ISO 3200

Levels and colour adjustments. Cropped to about 50% of the original image. Noise reduction due to the high ISO and sharpening.
Thanks for your comments and advices!
Kalin

[Mike Hitchen]

Wonderful lighting and a good profile of the eagle and the background i beautifully coloured.

I think it needs a wee bit more on the left to balance the image out, the white spot just behind its eye is quite distracting (it is so white that it seems like a catchlight itself). It is a shame about the near most wing being horizontal like that as it makes the nearside of the bird look a untidy. Do you have a shot with the wing in a higher position?

[arash_hazeghi]

the take off pose is nice, so are the perch and BG, but I wish his head wasn't slightly turned away from us and didn't fell in the shade. the wing position coulee be more dynamic as well

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image of great raptor, great lights, and superb composition.
My most favorite, not seen so far and not getting time to go to "Himalayas" to capture this.

Regards,
Satish.