I tend to darken pupils slightly in many of my images. It would help a bit here. Looks like a well-fed, tame-ish sea eagle. Not in the most ideal lighting though with harsh sun.
I wonder how much you had to crop, as if this is a completely wild bird with a healthy fear of humans, in my personal experience, I would need at least 700mm or longer to capture something worthwhile.
Even though this could be a heavy crop, it retains good detail. If you could post at maximum size (1,920 pixels wide) it would be great.
Not a fan of the square presentation though. :(
Keep up the good work mate!
Hi Paul,
Looks like you had a wonderful close encounter with this guy,
Nice to see the great wing position and the headless fish in the talons.
The main issue for me is the harsh light which has created shadows under the wings and on the belly.
I wonder if this is a large crop?
I would change the crop to a landscape 4 x 6,
Gail
Good timing Paul, the harsh light looks a bit tricky, the whites on the upper neck appear to be blown and I suspect the colour balance is a little out. I would consider lowering the contrast a little especially if you used Standard picture mode.
Thank you all for the feedback. Yes, this wasn't the best light, but it's the best (and only) close shot of this bird that I've got to date...all the others are too far away. I was actually on phone to my wife when I saw the bird coming towards me, not identifying it at the time...I had the phone in my left hand and as it got closer I fired the shutter...still with the phone in my hand! It got quite close to me before changing direction, and this is the best shot I was able to take. I agree with the suggestions made. It's actually not a big crop. Is it ok if I go back to the original raw file re-edit it and then re-post? I'd appreciate the feedback then. Cheers.
Sea-Eagle and prey
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