The Eagle's Nest

[Kristin Brown]

I've been in Florida this week with Doug Brown and Jim Neiger. We were able to photograph an almost fledging eagle with both the adults. It has been a wonderful time and both Doug and Jim have helped me tremendously with using manual exposure! Thank you guys! :)
C & C appreciated.....

Canon ID MK III
Canon 300mm f 2.8 with 1.4X
1/2000 sec. f 7.1
ISO 640
Manual Exposure
Handheld

[Bob Miller]

Hi Kristin.....Took Jim Neigers worshop myself few months back so I think I know exactly the nest you were at. I like your shot! I would probably brighten up the eye and beak a bit. Maybe take a little off the bottom. Nice work!

[Lance Peters]

Hi Kristin - love these guys - looks just a tad dark on my screen - might set a black and white point and see what happens from there.
I might crop a little from the LHS to remove the larger trunk in the corner.
Like it!!

[Alfred Forns]

Excellent image Kristin Exposure is right one .... how could it not be :) Your in great company !!!!!

I like the slight crop suggestion and would like to see a less steep angle but that is they place nests are made !! At times you can back up and use a longer lens with converter to flatten the perspective !!

[Kristin Brown]

Thank you for your suggestions. I will re crop as suggested. I wondered about the LHC before I posted. Al, indeed I am in great company...a wealth of knowledge and fun!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

I am on work monitor, how did you set the manual exposure?

[Kristin Brown]

Jeff, I set my meter to neutral off some brownish grass under the tree where the nest was located then underexposed by 1/3.

[Hal Everett]

Hi Kristen,

I think your shot is nice and crisp, but slightly underexposed, and the color is off. There is too much green, and this shows up mostly on the beak. Where I live (Olympic Peninsula, WA), Eagles are as common as crows right now, but sunshine is a rare commodity. It was sunny yesterday, so I took 100s of eagle shots, and have a fairly good idea of how they look through the viewfinder (unless Florida eagles are a different color).

I tried increasing the brightness, and subtracting green in curves. See what you think. I tried to post an eagle shot in this forum which looks accurate on my monitor, but it will not let me post another. Maybe tomorrow.

Hal

[Kristin Brown]

Thank you Hal for your suggestions and the re-post. I decided to rework the image and this is what I came up with.

[Hal Everett]

You nailed it that time.

Hal