Cape Breton eagle #3

[gail bisson]

Taken last week at Ball's Creek, Cape Breton.
canon7D
F 2.8 70-200mm with 1.4 converter at 175mm
SS 1/1600
ISO 400
f 6.3
Cropped to almost full vertical from horizontal shot ~ 50% crop in total
LR 3 and CS5 for linear burn on tail feathers
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[Doug Brown]

Beautiful topside detail Gail. Nice sharpness. I like the wispy clouds on the right, but I'd go with a tighter crop and remove the clouds at the top of the frame.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Gail, excellent dorsal view and sharpness. nice BG too. You could have zoomed in more I think.

[Tom Redd]

Gail, very nice view. I agree, a tighter crop would be nice. Good exposure of both whites and dark, which is hard in full sun on this bird.

[dankearl]

Gail, if you are at 50% crop, probably about the limit without losing IQ.
I like it, it is a great view and the exposure looks good. Eagles are tough for me against
a blue sky, your whites look good and the feather detail is really nice.
Well done.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Great look at the topside and a nice angle too. I wish to see him closer.

[Arthur Morris]

Love the dorsal view and the clouds as a frame. (Sorry Doug :))

[Morkel Erasmus]

I too love the clouds on top Gail. Lovely view, pose and detail here...

[Craig Brelsford]

I'd keep the clouds for context. The bird may be small, but the exposure is correct and the eagle is sharp.