Bald Eagle- ! Graphic Warning !

[Alan Murphy]

Bald Eagle

Kachemak Bay, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

D4, 300/2.8, ISO 400, 5.6, 1/5000, road kill Rabbit.

Finally back from a very productive trip to Alaska.
I have over 12,000 images of Bald Eagles to go through, and all taken with the new D4 :-)
Hard to pick a favorite, but this was one I had in mind before I left home.

[Jack Breakfast]

12,000 eh? Well, I like this one. Lovely in all ways...

[Sachin Saraf]

Fantastic on all counts Alan, any camera can shine once in your hand.

[Marina Scarr]

This is just a killer image, pose, action, behavior. The low angle and the flying snow give it such a realistic feel!!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Absolutely killer. wing spread with great view of the action. stunning, shot Alan. wouldn't touch a thing.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Alan! I like the low angle, wing spread, exposure and action.

[Morkel Erasmus]

awesome action here and a superb low angle, Alan
do you have any nice high ISO D4 samples to post? that would be much appreciated

[Frank Schauf]

Perfect in every way.

[Peter Seidel]

Stunning detail. The wing detail is pretty amazing. Looks like you're enjoying that D4.

Pete

[Jonathan Ashton]

Alan the eagle looks absolutely regal and superb. The rabbit leaves me staring at it, I don't know what it is.... but is it oversharpened?

[Dave Leroy]

What an excellent pose. I guess the reflected light off snow is really opening up the dark feathers on the wings. Seems perfect to me.

I wonder where the rabbit came from. Wild and by chance or baited in some way?

[Alan Murphy]

awesome action here and a superb low angle, Alan
do you have any nice high ISO D4 samples to post? that would be much appreciated

Hey Morkel, I do not have any high ISO samples at this time. Regards, Alan

[Alan Murphy]

Hey Jonathan, does not look over sharpened on my monitor. The same amount of sharpening was done on the whole image. Thanks.

[Alan Murphy]

What an excellent pose. I guess the reflected light off snow is really opening up the dark feathers on the wings. Seems perfect to me.

I wonder where the rabbit came from. Wild and by chance or baited in some way?

Hey Dave, as mentioned in my original post, the rabbit was road kill.

[Dave Leroy]

Thanks Alan. I had read the post twice before commenting and missed it both times.

[Robert Holguin]

Very nice shot. Love the wing span, exposed perfectly, great comp, and excellent detail.
Well done.