Bald eagle and snow landscape

[gail bisson]

Canon 1D MK IV / f4.0 500mm
SS 1/2500
F 6.3
ISO 400
Another cloudy day in Cape Breton. I swear The sun has not shone on any day off that I have had in the last month...I will not know how to set my camera settings for the sun!
HH and cropped all around by ~20%
PP in LR#, CS5 and Color Effex Pro tonal contrast done very gently.
Comments and critiques always learned from and appreciated with thanks,
Gail

[Jack Breakfast]

My favorite b.e. shot of yours, Gail. I love the contours in the snow and all that elegant white space. Nice pose on your friend, too.

[Colin Driscoll]

Very good. I love the pureness of it. It does seem a little tight on the RHS and I would be inclined to take out all of the snow shadows other than the small ridge under the bird.

[Ron Sprunger]

Fantastic Gail! You had enough sun to make a shadow, which I think helps show off the eagle's derring-do so close to the ground. Wouldn't change a thing. Tonal Contrast does wonders if kept down to a subtle level. Nice job.

[arash_hazeghi]

cool, I'd crop it tighter, good exposure and details. I wish the talons were exteneded for a more dynamic pose

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, who needs sun when you can produce images like this. Great wing display, excellent exposure, and I like how you have brought out the detail in the snow below the eagle.

Wanna swop some of my kingfisher opportunities for your eagle opportunities.

[Alan Murphy]

Love the low flight path and the comp. Well done.

What was he after?

[Bill Dix]

Terrific one, Gail. Great pose, comp. Love it just as it is.

[gail bisson]

Love the low flight path and the comp. Well done.

What was he after?

He was going after pieces of chicken that we threw out on the ice.

[Doug Brown]

Like the eye contact and pose. I wouldn't mind seeing a bit more detail in the darks and slightly brighter whites.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely pose and details but wish for just a tad off of the bottom and left. I really like that line and shadow under the eagle as it gives the image more depth.

[dankearl]

Nice shot, Gail, I agree on a bit bigger crop..

[gail bisson]

Here is my repost with more cropping and brightening up the whites and cloning out some of snow shadows. I like it! Thanks for the help
PS Arash -I do have the next frame with talons extended but there is not that nice ridge of snow under the eagle
gail

[Jack Breakfast]

Ron S. should be commended on his usage of "derring-do" by the way

[Jamie Douglas]

Love the repost

[Sachin Saraf]

Re post looks excellent Gail...Fabulous capture.

[Colin Driscoll]

Excellent re-post Gail!

[Robert Holguin]

Excellent shot. Exposure spot on, great pose, and I really like the repost.
Well done.