Bald Eagle blur

[Indranil Sircar]

Here is my first image from Homer.. a pan-blur of a bald eagles run for a fish. I used 1/15 sec for this image. Did some minor cleanup of the halo around the bill. Adjusted for saturation and selective colors. Hope you like it...

[John Storjohann]

Hi Indranil;

I'm so jealous......you're on an amazing trip. There are things I really like about this image and things that I would change...but blurs are so subjective, I think they can be difficult to critique. I find myself wishing that something was more in focus...the eagle's head, probably...and I'd be tempted to blur the strong diagonal lines a bit...for me, they compete with the focal point of the image. Enjoy the trip...hope to see more of your eagle captures!

[denise ippolito]

Awesome Indranil! I love the amount of blur and the action you captured. Hope you are having as much fun as I did! If this were mine I 'd replace the eye with one of your sharp ones. Congrats! Can't wait to see more of your images from the trip.

[Mark Fuge]

Very nice image and application, Indranil.

Perfect blur.

[Julie Kenward]

Agree with the others that this is very nice as a blur but would like to see the head or eye more in focus. I'd also look at brightening the whites up just a bit more. You sure get a sense of speed from this image!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Beautiful blur Indranil! Love the streaking in the water it really does give a sense of speed to the Eagle. Denise makes a good suggestion on the eye. Look forward to more of your Eagles. Nice work!

[Indranil Sircar]

Thanks all. I appreciate all the feedback... actually I added a small Gaussian blur on the head to match with the rest of the image. I will rework and post once I am back home tomorrow!

[Bob Miller]

Indranil.....I am loving the blur you got on the wings. I don't mind the whole eagle being blurred but the diagonal lines are too much for my tastes> IMHO I would tone them down a bit or even just have those lines just behind the eagle to give a sense of motion forward.