White-tailed Eagle

[Jan Wegener]

Went through some old files and discovered this beauty :)
This was an ultra tight horinzontal with the upper wing tips clipped. So I went on and made this vertical from it, which is actually bigger in original size than my original Mark IIn files. This is certainly not everybody's taste, but I find it amazing what we can do nowadays. So why not use it!?
I tried to clone out the claw, but it I don't like it without it.
Mark IIn
2.8/ 300 L IS
1/1600 F5 ISo 200 Manual Mode

[David Fletcher]

Beautiful light and details Jan. Head angle good, so am glad you shared. Have no issues with the single claw. Good pp work. Nicely done.

[Morkel Erasmus]

great PP work Jan! awesome detail on the feathers and pin sharp. was the sky banded like that or is it picked up during PP?

[Jan Wegener]

there were some darker colored clouds...

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the banking pose, sharpness and eye contact. I don't mind the claw, either, but it were even stronger if sunlit. The 'cosmetic surgery' looks good, only just near the far wing the surrounding looks a bit brighter than the rest.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Loved the light effect on the plumage, the pose is great and good eye contact. congrats..

[Jan Wegener]

only just near the far wing the surrounding looks a bit brighter than the rest.

yeah, just saw it, too. After working on an image for some time you just don't see those things anymore ;) The webversion somehow increases that effect...

[David Hemmings]

BEUATIFUL image, why not use it indeed, no foul there, fantastic pose and comp!

[Stu Bowie]

Lovely banking angle, showing good feather detail.

[Danny Laredo]

Wonderful light and flight pose.

[arash_hazeghi]

This is an amazing shot, clarity and detail are top notch, so is wing position and flight pose, advantages of filling the frame with the bird. Congrats

[Raymond Barlow]

superb image Jan, it is all suvjective as usual, but I would have cloned out the foot.

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Stunning image Jan. Very nice turn and the brutal feather details makes this a strong image.

Szimi

[Nagesh Mula]

This is simply WOW image, loved everything here. Congrats!!