Still trying to hone my skills with these hard to photograph birds, at least hard for me.
50D, 1/800, f5.6, ISO400, 300mm 2.8 + 2xTC, Auto WB, NR, sharpen, crop for composition, cloned out some distracting twigs.
Hi John - and magnificent birds they are. I am not on a colour corrected screen at the moment!! Id set a black and white point and work from there, eye could be sharpen a tad and maybe even a tad more sharpening to the entire bird.
Looking forward to seeing more :)
it's just a little dark. you could brighten it a little and add an even smaller amount of contrast to bring it in line. brightening the eye area will help a lot. that area looks a little dead as is. i really like the composition and the eye contact with the majestic bird!!!!
Agree with the others; also wonder if you cut a bit off the right side if that would move the head/eye more into the ROT's position and strengthen the comp even more. I've never got this close to an eagle before so be grateful for the images you're getting!
Bald Eagle portrait
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