Yet Another Iowa Eagle

[Kent Wilson]

This photo was taken Sunday, Feb. 1 at Lock and Dam #14 on the Mississippi River.

Canon 50D, Canon 400 mm f/5.6 lens on tripod, AI Servo.

Evaluative metering: ISO 400, 1/3200, f/8

Comments and criticisms welcome. Thanks for looking.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Ken

Wow one fine image Dramatic pose and all so sharp Love the eye detail Exposure is right on, good detail in both highlight and shadows !!! btw also like the slightly more room to the right side !!! Would be proud of this one !!! Big Congrats !!!

[Gus Cobos]

Wow...this is a killer capture Kent...I really like this...The composition, image and angle of capture is superb...I like the steep angle of attack...what was he after?:cool:

[Kent Wilson]

Fortunately, not me! He had a fish in his sights.

[Lance Peters]

Wow - now we are talking Kent - the first one was just to throw us of track wasn't it :)
Nice Pose - exposure is good - big congrats :)

[Nonda Surratt]

I absolutly love the position you caught this guy in, super!

[Christopher Miller]

Very dramatic pose, love it! Exposure looks good. Excellent job!

[Harold Davis]

awesome exposure, killer pose and nicely sharp! personally i would do something with the blues in the sky. doesnt look quite natural to me. big congrats on the capture. you must have been on cloud 9 after this one!!

[Kent Wilson]

Thanks, all, for your kind responses. I owe so much to the people of this website. The lens I used was recommended by photographers on this site, and I only learned about the Wimberly from Artie's Bulletins. And then there are all the critiques people have offered over the past year. Thanks again.