African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)

[Michael Hogan]

African Fish Eagle feeding, Chobe River, Northern Botswana
Canon 40d, EF 500mm+1.4x, 1/640 at f7.1, ISO200, AP, Pattern Metering

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

beautiful pose,timing.....the light looks a bit harsh

[Fabs Forns]

Great action if a bit tight in the frame, especially on the right. EXP control looks good although the sun seems to be pretty high.

[Ian Mason]

Ah! I remember seeing these in Africa, but never got a decent image. I like the pose. Light looks difficult, but that was my experience there most of the time too. You did very well.

[Aidan Briggs]

In addition to the good advice from above, I would add that I wish for more eye contact.

[Harshad Barve]

I dont mind HA here as action is there , agreed about lighting
lovely wing position
TFS

[Dave Barnes]

Hi Michael.
Interesting capture for both you and the bird.
I like the pose and comp but would like to see a bit more detail below the wing.
The colour of the bird seems a bit off.

I have done a quick adjustment, I think it looks better.I hope you dont mind.
I set the black, grey and white point in curves and did a small colour correction.
I also brought out some more detail in the shadow areas.

[Kiran Poonacha]

The repost sure adds, loved the moment captured.. congrats...