Stick the Landing

[Gary Dumer]

A Bald Eagle Landing in a Small swamp area off the Tennessee River in late morning light.


20D, 420mm, f8, ISO 400, Exp = -2/3
PP Crop ~60%, Curves and Modest USM after resizing

[Mike Wilson]

Excellent timing, the light could be a bit lower angled for my taste but you get em when you get em. The color looks a bit undersaturated on my monitor.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the composition and pose. Another bird with messy tail feathers. :) Parts of the body look a bit soft. What was the shutter speed?

[Alexander Koenders]

a strong pose. Does it well.

[Gary Dumer]

I like the composition and pose. Another bird with messy tail feathers. :) Parts of the body look a bit soft. What was the shutter speed?

The Tail feathers are a result of a nesting bird!!

The shutter Speed was 1/1250, Tripod used, USM Settings were 200% and .2 Pixel size after Resizing

[Gary Dumer]

Thank You Mike and Alex

Much appreciated!!!

[Mike Lentz]

Great timing! The pose is a beauty as well.

[Robert O'Toole]

Excellent pose and the look of determination on the eagle's face is great.

Not an easy image to process because of the harsh light. You could select the wings with a mask, run curves, then select the head and darken that more to balance the contrast. Let me know if you want me to try.

Robert

[Maxis Gamez]

Very nice capture. Looks a little tight in the frame but very nice as it is.

[Rene Quenneville]

Magestic image. The deep blue sky makes the bird stand out. Well done.

[Gary Dumer]

Many Thanks for your Opinions and Comments

I appreciate and value them all!!!:)

[John Ippolito]

Hi Gary,

Nice capture at the perfect moment.