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    I finally got out of the office this morning, got all my lenses in the front seat with my three camera bodies, a BLUBB on the door frame, and a Bubble Level in the hot shoe.

    There were lots of vultures and a pair of eagles. Almost got the pair on the ground.

    This was my best effort:

    Probably a young Turkey Vulture from last year trying to get its balance. With the hand held Canon 400mm f/4 IS DO lens and the EOS 7D. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 1/3 stops: 1/2000 sec. at f/4 in Manual Mode.

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    I like it. The light is perfect and exposure (of course) is spot on.

    I can relate to the title of the thread. It's been an interesting year

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    Hi Arthur, I like pose and light on this one. I'm wondering if you are going to touch-up the little splits in the two wing feathers on the right side? Several weeks ago we had a few of these birds hanging out on our road, feasting on roadkill - raccoons. I got a shot of one on a fence post, you may have seen it on the blog.

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    Love the color of the face and the left wing position, right wing is ok...:o..I"ve tried for years to get one landing, almost always get them in the tree or hovering...Its snowing here tonite..going to be a crappy weekend...TFS

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    Artie, I like the nice outstretched wings and the landing pose. The shadows under the wings are controlled very well.TFS.

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    Artie,
    It looks like one of those red headed eagles...??
    Excellent Exposure etc...
    Best,
    Mike

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    What is the pink spot on the bottom left hand corner?

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    It looks like a sunlit cloud to me

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    Excellent timing Artie, as these landing shots are far more difficult than take off's. Good wingspread, and I like the light and colours. Overall, nice and sharp too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Troy Lim View Post
    What is the pink spot on the bottom left hand corner?
    Good catch Troy. There was a sliver of branch there; I knew that I should have used a Quick Mask instead of the Clone Stamp Tool. Not sure how it got pink though.
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    Thanks all. Stuart, this was not a landing shot. The bird lost its balance and was pirouetting around. I framed it and when it faced me I created a few. The 7D handled the focus nicely.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Thanks all. Stuart, this was not a landing shot. The bird lost its balance and was pirouetting around. I framed it and when it faced me I created a few. The 7D handled the focus nicely.
    Artie, I should have read your original introduction to the image. :)

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    No sweat, I do the same thing often :)

    ps: Plus, I learned how to spell pirouetting correctly :) :)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Good catch Troy. There was a sliver of branch there; I knew that I should have used a Quick Mask instead of the Clone Stamp Tool. Not sure how it got pink though.
    Thanks for clarifying that. I thought it was a cloud.

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    Artie, loved the light and the one-foot-in-air pose.

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