Hope it's not yours!

[Kristin Brown]

Hope this wasn't your cat :eek:! I felt bad for it but it went for a good cause...the Bald Eagle chick in the nest. This was a great day shooting with Doug Brown and Jim Neiger albeit a bit cold. C & C appreciated....

Canon 1D MKIII
Canon 300 f 2.8 with 1.4X
ISO 500, 1/2000 sec at f 6.3
Handheld
metered off brownish grass by the bird and went -1/3 stop from there

[Lance Peters]

Hi Kristin - Awesome action - Lots and Lots to like here.
Great Action - perfect exposure - need I go on.
I might consider a tad more sharpening - a little more fine detail cane be coaxed out.
Dont know what your ethics are - the removal of the dark strip in the BG would certainly take away a distraction.
Challenge has been thrown down for IOTW people :) :)

A tad more texture - very subtle - look any different to you?

[Doug Brown]

Incredible action captured very competently. Perfect exposure, nice eye contact and good sharpness. I do like the extra sharpening that Lance applied though. I thought you really grew as a photographer last week! :)

[Sid Garige]

Fantastic image Kristin. Great exposure and excellent timing.

Very nice meeting you at Gatorland.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Repost put it over the top. Are you using spot - exposure look real good and love the nature moment. Wing position is sweet, this is a strong image. Well done and a possible IOTW contender.

[Kristin Brown]

Wow! Thank you all for the compliments! I did use spot metering. I do like the re-post better than my original indeed. Don't know how I feel about removing the dark line but I agree that it is a tad distracting.

[Colin Knight]

Nice image, Kristin.

Can you explain why you decided to use an additional -1/3 Ev comp after metering?

[Kristin Brown]

Colin,
I had several frames to evaluate before this one and there were some "blinkies". I reduced the exposure by 1/3 in order to protect my whites on the head.

[Desmond Chan]

No wonder this image looks familiar. Jim has posted one like that...the eagle with a prey like yours. Hmm...looks like you two were using the same kind of lens and TC , too :)

Good catch for both of you !

[arash_hazeghi]

This is a very beautiful image, prey, nice BG, great eye contact and flight angle. Like a bit more sharpening but only on the bird (Lance's BG is a bit grainy).

Congrats for this excellent capture.

[Lance Peters]

This is a very beautiful image, prey, nice BG, great eye contact and flight angle. Like a bit more sharpening but only on the bird (Lance's BG is a bit grainy).

Congrats for this excellent capture.

BG Not changed in anyway - well at least in shouldn't have - sharpening was applied to the bird only!!

[Jim Neiger]

Kristin,

Well done! Are you sure you were in spot and not EV metering? Also, you were in manual exposure mode right?

[Kristin Brown]

Jim,
I checked my camera today and indeed I was in spot. Doug actually thought putting it in Evaluative would be better for most situations. Yes in manual.
Thank you for everything!

[Alfred Forns]

Outstanding image Kristin !!! Sweet Big Congrats and proud of you !! Good things happen with Jim :)

I like the re post by Lance very much, small tweaks make a difference, might only use a softening brush for the bg !!

[Katie Rupp]

Awesome capture, Kristin! Glad to hear you had such a great vacation!

[Jim Neiger]

Jim,
I checked my camera today and indeed I was in spot. Doug actually thought putting it in Evaluative would be better for most situations. Yes in manual.
Thank you for everything!

I agree with Doug. EV will help avoid spots of shadow or spots that are brighter than average when metering on the grass. It's easy to hit a dark or bright spot without realizing it and that can mislead you into an incorrect exposure.