Flare with Flair

[Marc Oliver]

Yet another Bald Eagle from Sheffield Mills, Nova Scotia. I was quite surprised by the big turnout of people but everyone was well behaved and the Eagles didn't disappoint.



Shot with my 40D @ ISO400 with a 600/4 IS + 1.4x, 1/2500 @ f7.1, Full Frame - All comments welcome.

cheers,
Oliver

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the incoming pose, details and exposure control and might blur the BG a bit more.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Great one! Love the pose, exposure control, detail and light, the BG looks very nice IMO although some NR on it could help. Congratulations!

[John Chardine]

Nice one Oliver. Wings perfectly captured as the bird is coming in. With the 600 x 1.4 you were working on birds farther away than we were (with 500 x 1.4) and closer to the trees so they are a little more in focus. I don't find the BG too distracting.

[Juan Aragonés]

I totally agree with Axel on this one, specially regarding to the BG. A touch of noise reduction or a litle round of gaussian blur would improve the result. The bird´s pose and light is fantastic!