Martial Eagle

[Chris van Rooyen]

Another image from the series of the breeding Martial Eagles that I recently captured in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Date/Time: 2008:07:30 10:371
Shutter speed: 1/2000 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 500
Focal length: 500mm

[Doug Brown]

Great wing position, eye contact, underwing detail, and sharpness. Your usual excellent job!

[Tony Whitehead]

Great techs as usual Chris. Wondering if the foliage bottom right is necessary. The light terrain bouncing warm light up under the bird is great.
I am a little disappointed that we are not at eye level with this one!!:D

[Ramon M. Casares]

Great one! Deatils and pose, are stunnig! The OOF tree behind is really a plus to me! Congratuklations!

[Markus Jais]

fantastic flight shot of this amazing raptor. wonderful wing position and great detail in the feathers. perfect exposure.

Markus

[Chris van Rooyen]

Thanks for the comments guys. Tony, I was undecided about the foliage, but in the end I decided that it adds to the overall image. But I guess it can go both ways:D

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Chris, Super sharp and stunning. I am fine with the green stuff (did you blur it at all?) but would love to see a small crop from the bottom. All in all, superb.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Hi Artie, yes I did blur it a little. Thanks for the comments.

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks Chris--I do that often. And YAW. Love those chocolate spots on the breast.

[Linda Robbins]

Absolutely beautiful image of a stunning bird. Love everything about it!

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Linda

[Kirk Benson]

Chris, I like the foliage in the shot a lot. Spot on exposure, love the angle, great detail, very well done.

[Juan Aragonés]

Terrific image and terrific species Chris. Regarding the OOF green stuff, my vote is to clone out.