African Fish Eagle

[Albert Froneman]

Hi All, I created this image during our recent trip to Botswana - I liked the different posture - what do you think?

Canon EOS-1D Mark III; 1/2000 sec; f 5.6; Tv; ISO: 640; EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x

Thanks ;)

[Maxis Gamez]

What a terrific photograph. The pose, the colors, the wings and extremely sharp. Excellent work!

[James Salywoda]

Gorgeous pose nice setting a very pretty shot.... Well Done!

[Marietjie Oosthuizen]

Lovely! I like the reeds at the bottom and the pose works well. Very very nice!!

[Keith Bauer]

Very nice image. I like the posture. Nice separation between the eagle and the grasses. Nice job on the exposure.

[Bill McCrystyn]

Magnificiant capture. The EV on the white chest and sharpness in the beak, eye and talons is a good as it gets. I only wish you could have held a little detail under the wings.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great pose and setting, the eye contact adds to it. The light looks a bit harsh and there is some noise in the underwing areas. I find the composition a bit too centered.

[John Chardine]

Close to perfection! Love the colour, sharpness and comp. There's a little bit of noise in the underexposed underwing, but does not detract from a fabulous image.

[Linda Robbins]

I like this different pose and the image is very sharp. Love the grasses below. I would prefer the bird more to the left in the frame, but this is a lovely image.

[Tony Whitehead]

Great shot, Albert, really like that head position. Is there a reason you used Tv mode? Nice to see you posting again.

[Albert Froneman]

Thanks for the comments folks!! Tony I've started experimenting with Tv mode and ISO safety shift enabled.... almost like auto iso on your Nikon and it works pretty well - secures your shutter speed and when there's enough light you get an even higher f-stop ;-)