Bald Eagle

[John Blumenkamp]

Still way too many clouds for the month of February, but here is an image I made towards the end of January here in northern Utah.

40D w/ 400 5.6L
1/1600 f/5.6 iso200

Thanks,
John

[Ramon M. Casares]

Stunnnig popse, light, detail and color, great BG and comp, I would believe that in a larger size the eye would look much better! Congratulaitons!

[Juan Aragonés]

Too bad that this small web size image doesn´t allow us to enjoy the details of this magnificent bird. It looks really a fantastic image John. I love the fanlike tail and the wing position. Composition works very fine IMO. Very good job!

[Doug Brown]

Those juvies put on a better show than the adults last week. I enjoyed getting to meet you John. I like this photo a lot; great sharpness and detail in the darks. I would post a larger version (1024 pixels wide) for people to enjoy. I might try to bring out more detail in the eye. Did you buy the big lens yet?

[Keith Bauer]

Hi John: Very nice image of this juvie. I like the wing position, fanned tail and light on the bird. A touch of a dodge around the eye could bring out even more details. Great meeting you last week.

Keith

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great capture, I like the pose, exposure control and fanned tail. The clouds in the BG add to it. Is the blueish spot on the bird's left wing some kind of tag?

[Fabs Forns]

Wow of a pose, killer, John :) I may selective lighten the face, at least for this size jpeg. Well done!

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Wow !!!!! This awesome John. Superb timing and a great flight pose.

[phillane]

Killer shot John, did you use a flash on this ?

[John Blumenkamp]

Thanks for all the comments everyone... I've posted a larger version below if others are still curious to see this with a little more detail.

Doug & Keith... good to meet you guys while you were out here in Utah. Still no 500 f/4 in my arsenal (yet... lol). As the Magic 8 Ball says... I see it in my future.

Axel... that blue spot was actually a hole in the feathers. I've cloned it out on the repost.

Phil... no fill flash on this one.