Bald Eagle with Chum Salmon

[Geoff Newhouse]

I took this photo last weekend in Haines AK. I spent the weekend there and will be returning for 5 more days starting this Wednesday. Haines is a great place for eagles but much better when there is snow. So far this year looks like snow will be late in coming. Oh well....still a fun time no matter the weather and I'm lucky that I can drive there in 3 hrs.

This was shot from tripod with Canon 1DX2, Canon 600 f/4 IS II at f/8, 1/1600, ISO 500. In post I cropped and then desaturated the blues a tiny bit and then sharpened. All with LR.

What do you think of the crop/composition? The eagle is a bit centred compared to my usual comps. But I liked the leading lines of the rocks towards the eagle. Should I make it a more pano crop and add more water to the right? Let me know your thoughts.

[William Dickson]

Very nice. The Eagle looks so good against that BG. Fantastic detail. Love the trail of water between the fishes tail and that rock. Well done Geoff.

Will

[Isaac Grant]

Details and image quality are excellent. Love the feeding action. I also like the crop as is except maybe wanting a little more room on top.

[John Whaley]

Great IQ and detail. The exposure looks perfect for both the white head and dark brown body. The water splashing off the tail is a plus.

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice Geoff, surprised not to see snow and to see sunlight in Haines this time of the year! I like the food but I agree with your assessment that it looks much better with snow, the rocks on the river bed and the ripples in the BG are a bit distracting but the rest is excellent

I think the composition is good as is,

TFS

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image of with wonderful action, beautiful colors and superb details.


Regards,
Satish.