Bald Eagle Portrait

[Sid Garige]

Homer, AK 2009
D300 200-400mm VR
F9 1/1200 ISO 320

[Randy Stout]

Sid:

Very nice balance here between lights and darks in your exposure. Nice head turn,sharp.

Perhaps a bit more room to the left if you have it.

Love the delicate etching of the dark feather edges.

Cheers

Randy

[Mike Tracy]

I couldn't agree more with Randy about the dark feathers. Your subject definitely conveys a majestic sense you captured well. I like the sharpness on both the beak and eye and the colors are rendered accurately. I also really like the texture of the log and coloration.

There seems to be a tad loss of detail on the top whites of her head. It could just be a for web thing.

From here there is some sort of splotch top right with faint vertical lines. The background to our lower right seems to have been worked on and I see smudges.

[Troy Lim]

Excellent shot Sid.
Love it.

[Sid Garige]

From here there is some sort of splotch top right with faint vertical lines. The background to our lower right seems to have been worked on and I see smudges.

Mike,

Yes, I removed a blade of grass from there.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Man that looks pretty regal! That's his log and no one is going to take it away from him!! I agree with the observations already made. What a beautiful photo!

[Dan Avelon]

excellent look, sharp details too.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Wow what a magnificent bird and a superb image, excellent detail in the plumage, super pose. My only suggestion would be to add a little canvas to the left so the bird is not so plumb central - it would also give the bird somewhere "to look into".

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

My only wish is for more room left too. Excellent details in the whites and regal pose Sid. Just love it man! :)

I just read Daniel Cadieux's comment about "regal". I was not copying him so you know. That's the first word that hit me, honestly.

[Kiran Poonacha]

nice notes above, loved the royal pose and the details here...

[denise ippolito]

Sid, Beautiful pose and sharp details. I love it!

[Bill Dix]

Great pose, Sid, and nicely exposed lights and darks. Good comments above.

[stuart wanuck]

as usual sid fine capture

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Killer Sid, sharp as a tack!!! Well done, awesome HA, and pose!!
Don

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Sid, terrific angle and details. Perfect view of the strong shoulders.