First Eagle of the Winter

[Joe Ford]

Canon 1DmkIII
Canon EF500 f4 + 1.4TC
1/1000 f/8
ISO 400
+2/3 Exposure Comp

Shot from car window.

C&C welcomed
Thanks for looking

[Axel Hildebrandt]

The wing position is excellent and I also like the dangling feet. I might have chosen a higher ISO for higher shutter speed and would blur the BG more. The dark horizontal band is a bit distracting.

[Doug Brown]

Great wing position and bloody talon. I love how focused the bird is on its ? prey. I would boost contrast just a bit. The BG is easy to fix in PS. I'll see you on Tuesday!!!

[Arthur Morris]

Great pose and visage. Is that blood on the talons? With my calibration strip looking perfect, this image looks a stop too light.... A small crop from the top would lessen the impact of the dark strip.

[Daniel Cadieux]

A bit too light, and needing a contrast boost...those things I agree with. What a great wing position though, and that "visage" (didn't know you could use that word in english!) looks very cool and in full concentration mode :-) I also like the near wing having a bit of motion blur to it. This creates a nice "swooping" effect.

[Arthur Morris]

What a great wing position though, and that "visage" (didn't know you could use that word in english!) looks very cool and in full concentration mode :-)

Bonjour Monsieur,

From Merrian-Webster On-Liine:

Main Entry:

vis·age

Pronunciation:

\ˈvi-zij\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from vis face, from Latin visus sight, from vidēre to see — more at wit

Date:

14th century

1 : the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal

:) :D :)

I am looking forward to your helping us out as co-leader on the upcoming SW FLA IPT. Please leave your cold fronts at home. (We had one go through the last two days....)

[Doug Brown]

Try this version on for size.

[Art Kornienko]

Great work Doug, a excellent shot just became extra-ordinaire.

[Joe Ford]

Wow, great photo support (the rework looks great Doug) and a vocabulary lesson all at one place. Gotta love it.

[Arthur Morris]

The repost is much better but the problem with the image is the relatively harsh, off-angled light, thus the shadow on the face. The dirty face does not help. Still a great pose.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Re[ost is better, but I loved the origianl as well, the pose just can't be better and the detail you managed to get is stunnig! Congratulaitons!