White-Tailed Eagle looking down the barrel

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Photographed in mid-February in Hokkaido. Thanks for looking. JR

Canon 40D, 500F4LIS, 1/800s, F5.0, ISO-100, Manual Exposure, Gitzo tripod w/ Mongoose 3.5a

[Maxis Gamez]

This is extraordinary! Great eye contact and very sharp!

Thanks for sharing!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool incoming pose, details and soft light. Maybe a bit more contrast and I would crop it as a pano.

[Tony Whitehead]

I like the symmetry and direct eye contact. I think Axel's pano crop suggestion is worth a try. You were brave to use ISO 100 (I would have been at 400 to gain DOF and SS for BIF) - result is good though. Love the feather details.

[Arthur Morris]

When this image opened my reaction was "Oh, God!" Positives all noted above. Either the suggested pano crop or at least a crop from below would work for me.

[Nate Chappell]

Intense photo, great eye contact, well done John.

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Thank you all for the kind feedback! JR