African Fish Eagle
I have just arrived back from Xaro Lodge in the Okavango Delta, where I spent a memorable few days with 10 fellow photographers. We baited a few fish eagles with small bream and they were particularly co-operative:)
Camera Model: NIKON D3
Date/Time: 2009:09:06 08:48:22
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Manual
Exposure compensation: -1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 450
Focal length: 500mm
Hey Chris, this is pretty darn cool! I can sense the power of its swooping flight pose, and I love what looks like the wind catching into some of its feathers. The only thing I would change is to eliminate the small BG streak in front of the bill.
Excellent! I can feel myself being that bird just looking at it.
Lovely opportunity here Chris and very well used as well. I really like this image.
Fantastic capture Chris , loved the wing pose , BG and feel of power
TFS
Super stuff (as usual) Chris. Got quite a "smooth" finish to it - part of your processing or just the way it came out ?
Stunning Chris! Unreal detail on the bird! Super BG! Care to share a few web-sharpening techniques?
It is a pleasure to see another image from you, Chris. Fantastic image with the stunning pose, nice detail, sweet BG. I'd be honored as well to know some of your PP tecs. Congratulations.
Just stunning! Pose is fantastci as the DOF, sharpness and level of detail is terrific, comp and colors as well as exposure and BG are also superb. Congratulations!
Excellent,excellent Chris, real sense of power, love the pose. Lovely background and "whites" on the breast.
sjoe Chris! this really LEAPS out of the screen at me. so sharp, such a sweet BG and great light! not to mention that pose!!
That's a beautiful shot. I love the pose and the details. Really nice BG.
I look forward with anticipation to each of your images and you NEVER disappoint!
Cheers, Jay
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Good clean very well exposed image Chris. Wish I had the time to do a Delta trip again this year, I trust you had a great time and got a lot of carmine and skimmer shots as well.
Fantastic Chris.
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Amazing one Chris, My heart skips a beat when I see such a beautiful raptor image.. loved everything here and is best the light and pose.. congrats...
Man this is GOOOOOD!!! Thank you for a visual feast Chris!
Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions! Vic at ISO 450 the D3 is virtually noiseless, but I did run my usual selective slight blur on the background.
An excellent shot, a real joy to look at.
I like the power, colors, light, superb pose, sharpness, eye contact and Comp.
Agree with Daniel regarding the streak behind the bill
Chris, this is absolutley a stunning flight image.
Superb pose detail and light.
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