Shot with 7D at dusk, unfortunately--so my question is, are there really good techniques for correcting lighting (other than shooting before dusk!)?
Canon 7D, 100-400mm IS, no tripod (we were out for a pleasure kayak paddle, but I always take a camera, just in case), f/5.6, 1/125, ISO/1600 taken at 18.1 meters at 200mm focal length.
I was paddling back to camp with my nephew, and we happened upon this eagle. I was simply hoping for a few nice shots before the sun set. My nephew (college student) was floating directly under it, some 25 yards directly below, and the eagle decided to stretch. For a while it had its eyes closed--odd, they look blind with that blueish third eyelid? This is the best I could do in the evening light, so . . . Suggestions on shooting with poor light are welcome, after all, I am on the "eager to learn list".
Hi Sandra - Depends on your definition of poor light I guess - Soft light is Fabulous allows you to get detail in the blacks whilst not blowing out the whites - I Love overcast days can shoot all day.
Interesting pose - foreground branches are unfortunate but not a lot you could do about that.
Looks a little flat - I would start my PP with setting a black and white point (some of the whites on the top of the head look like they could be a little hot) - Also could probably use some more sharpening looks a little soft also.
Nice work from a kayak and doing well.
Last edited by Lance Peters; 07-19-2010 at 11:24 PM.
Seems you've done the best you could, tech-wise, for the conditions.
Flash assist is an option, allow lower ISO and smaller aperture, but, the flash would have lit-up the branches in front of the bird which could be dulled in post processing.
Eagle Stretching and Scowling
