White-bellied Sea Eagle

[David Salem]

Hope everyone has been well!!

Here is one of my favorite frames from my fantastic trip to Australia last November. I posted a vertical of this guy with the wings up a few months ago so here is a landscape with the wings out.

This frame wouldn't have been possible if it weren't for my friend Ian McLachlan who was a gracious host and took me out to shoot these beautiful and majestic eagles.

Hope you like him


D5---600mm---f6.3---ss1/4000th---ISO800---Hand held from boat@8:15am---Baited---30% crop


Thanks as always for looking and for your input. I appreciate it.

David

[annmpacheco]

How fabulous is this!!! Striking, the EXP, the light, the pose so we can see some top, some bottom, SH, tack sharp, and thfish is even smiling. What action, beautiful deep blue ocean, and such a skillful shot. Wall hanger dave, acrylic large, ROCKSTAR status, elevated...

[Doug Brown]

This would be an incredible frame if only it were sharp!!! Nicely done Dave! The action is excellent, the whites are controlled, and the bird's pose is picture-perfect.

[David Salem]

This would be an incredible frame if only it were sharp!!! Nicely done Dave! The action is excellent, the whites are controlled, and the bird's pose is picture-perfect.

Pretty funny Doug!!
It looks good here but the master TIFF is crazy sharp and looks amazing on a large high res monitor or our 4k Frame TVs. Thanks again

Thanks so much Ann for the awesome comment!!
Really glad you like it!!

[arash_hazeghi]

you must have a blast! love the exposure and tack sharp, If mine I'd make it a touch warmer, the only way to improve this is if it had caught a giant fish

TFS

[Bill Dix]

Another spectacular frame of this beauty. Wonderful action captured, with great pose, techs. Congratulations.

[dankearl]

Nitpicking such a nice image, but the water is so nice, I would not mind
a bit more room around, above and below.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Terrific shot, for me the water is too dark and blue, I appreciate that may well have been precisely as it was, the bird looks outstandingly good. Raising colour temp slightly in ACR brings out the colour in the wings and lessens the inky blue.

[John Mack]

Really like that blue water. The trailing water of the fish is great. Spot on.

[Tim Foltz]

Sweet shot Dave, beautiful bird, nice exposure, colors and sharpness.

-Tim

[gail bisson]

Great frame! Nice and sharp.
Great exposure on the whites.
I might warm the image up very slightly but otherwise a great image. Would be a great banner picture if you are on FB!
Gail

[David Salem]

Terrific shot, for me the water is too dark and blue, I appreciate that may well have been precisely as it was, the bird looks outstandingly good. Raising colour temp slightly in ACR brings out the colour in the wings and lessens the inky blue.

Thanks Johnathan,

Yes, the water was actually this dark blue in the Southern Pacific Ocean. It was deep water off of the island giving this beautiful look.
I will try increasing the temp a bit and see how it looks.
Thanks for your thoughts

[David Salem]

Thanks everyone. Glad you like it, it's one of my favorite frames from my trip