Steppe eagle grounded

[RAM MALLYA]

This is the closest i could get to this bird with the low level and the natural BG .
Shutter 1/1328
Aperture F/5.7
ISO 400
Hand held
Canon 1D Mark II N
100-400 IS L USM

All C&C welcome

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Love the details here . Dont mind the legs not showing . Would have cropped the negative space above the bird . Shutters @ 1/1328 sec ????

[DanielTMiller]

Agree with Rakesh completely, lovely shot, great colours and sharpness.

[Scott Frye]

Background complements the eagle well - I agree with taking some off the top and I would clone out the weed coming out of the top of his head. I envy you for getting so close to the eagle -- always a thrill to experience closeness with nature

[RAM MALLYA]

Yes Rakesh i was also amazed the cam has taken 1/1328 and 5.7 aperture Please download this image on your Pc and check the EXIF

[RAM MALLYA]

How about this crop ?????

[RAM MALLYA]

How about this crop ????

[arash_hazeghi]

I like the repost much better, very nice light and details don't mind the sharp twigs but wish the oof twigs in the lower left weren't there. Might also brighten the pupil a bt. TFS.

sometimes EXIF gets messed up when you edit the photo in multiple programs.

[RAM MALLYA]

I have also checked the original jpeg image the exif is the same

[arash_hazeghi]

I have also checked the original jpeg image the exif is the same

You mean the JPEG that came directly from camera or the JPEG that was produced by RAW converter?

[RAM MALLYA]

Jpeg that directly came from the camera i use JPEG as i am not very comfortable with RAW . Please give some tips on how to convert RAW in Adobe CS3

[Mital Patel]

repost look much better Ram.
it was really a gr8 day we had and this fella shows a tremendous support towards us to allow such close :)

[arash_hazeghi]

Jpeg that directly came from the camera i use JPEG as i am not very comfortable with RAW . Please give some tips on how to convert RAW in Adobe CS3

Ram, not sure what is going on here maybe a bug in camera firmware in combination with some settings?

RAW will give you a lot more headroom for processing and improving your photos, checkout the Digital Photography Workflow forum for tips and tricks, Artie has a nice Digital Basic's ebook that is very helpful for getting started and beyond, get one for yourself.

[Nick Palmieri]

Like the re-post the colors and details are very nice.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Lovely lighting and excellent detail and beautiful eye contact. I would like to see a tad more canvas at the bottom to make room for the virtual feet. Lovely sharp image and many thanks for sharing.

[Stephen Stephen]

Ram I really like the eye contact in this photo. Besides the cropping optins already suggested I might be tempted to clone out the small OOF branch (twig?) above the bird's head.

As for RAW conversions you could also try Digital Photography Professional (DPP) that should have came with your Canon. I used that before I bought Light Room 2 and CS4.

[Marc Mol]

Yes Rakesh i was also amazed the cam has taken 1/1328 and 5.7 aperture Please download this image on your Pc and check the EXIF

Exif data is here Ram, showing f/5.6 s/s1250

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) 1/1250 second ===> 0.0008 second
Lens F-Number / F-Stop 56/10 ===> ƒ/5.6
Exposure Program aperture priority (3)
ISO Speed Ratings 400
Exif Version 0221
Original Date/Time 2010:02:06 09:327
Digitization Date/Time 2010:02:06 09:327
Components Configuration 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
Shutter Speed Value (APEX) 679936/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) 1/1327.96 second
Aperture Value (APEX) 327680/65536
Aperture ƒ/5.66
Exposure Bias (EV) 0/1 ===> 0
Metering Mode spot (3)
Flash Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length 400/1 mm ===> 400 mm

[Markus Jais]

Great eagle shot. I like the 2nd even better.
Wonderful light and colors. Great eye contact. I like the vegetation in the foreground.

Wonderful sharpness.

Did you take the picture from a hide or a car?

Markus

[RAM MALLYA]

Markus i have not used any hide or car for this shot . I just had to crawl on the ground to get this .