Bald Eagle Portrait

[Sid Garige]

D300 200-400mm VR

F8 1/320 at Low ISO 1

SB800 in manual mode at 1/16 (12 feet)

[Michael Pancier]

stunning image Sid. Where'd you get this beauty?

[Doug Brown]

Lovely portrait with great feather detail in both the light and dark feathers. Eye contact is excellent. I like the dark BG too. I would darken the pupil a little and remove one catchlight. I might add a little canvas up top. Was this a captive bird?

[Juan Aragonés]

I echoe what Doug siad and I add that the texture of the body feathers is fantastic. Beautifull portarit Sid

[Maxis Gamez]

Very nice Sid. You are doing well with your flash learning! Keep up the good work!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Oh man, I love the feather textures on the body. Great portrait - I agree adding a bit of canvas above.

[Ramon M. Casares]

STUNNING! Great light, BG, detail, exposre, mood, powerfull shot! Love it. Congratualitons!
I would also suggest removing the flash catchlight.

[Rene' Villela]

What a great shot! I don't think there is anything else to say! Congratulations!

[Art Kornienko]

Portrait is right, looks like a studio shot, love the dark bg on the head but not on the body, would have preferred a lighter bg all around to contrast the body more. Detail and lighting are great.

[Shem Compion]

Powerful image- love the dark BG and the detail in the feathers. excellent stuff.

[Sid Garige]

stunning image Sid. Where'd you get this beauty?

Thanks Mike. Taken at Homassasa Springs state park.

[Sid Garige]

Lovely portrait with great feather detail in both the light and dark feathers. Eye contact is excellent. I like the dark BG too. I would darken the pupil a little and remove one catchlight. I might add a little canvas up top. Was this a captive bird?

Thanks Doug. Eagle is a captive bird.

[Jim Caldwell]

Wonderful capture, Sid. Great feather detail and a really nice eagle portrait. You have wonderful texture in the feathers, both on the head and body and the pose couldn't be much better. Really great image!