Bald Eagle strike

[gail bisson]

This BE is grabbing a dead fish from the ice but the fish is hidden by the snow.
Canon 1D MKIV
f 4.0 500mm
Manual
SS 1/2500 A 6.3 ISO 400
HH, lying on shoreline.
Full Frame with slight CCW rotation.
PP in LR3 (+.20 on exposure), CS5 and detail extractor to head only at 5% and tonal contrast at 10% on bottom third of snow only.
I love this picture. I know the bird is slightly past me and body is angled away slightly but I love the details shown in both wings. It is like wearing a great dress where some of the best details of the dress are seen from the back! The girls will get this analogy
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[Randy Stout]

Gail:

I like it too! Sharp, well exposed, intense stare, very good use of Color Efex Pro. I like the texture you have brought out in the FG snow.
In a perfect world, a sliver more room below would be nice (I know you don't have it here)

Because of the direction of the stare, you could crop a bit from the left.

Cheers

Randy

[arash_hazeghi]

hey Gail, everything is perfect great shot. I only wish eagle was slightly angled towards us but a nice shot as is

[Bill Dix]

Hi Gail. Great comp, expression, details. Wonderful capture. Good comments above.

[Stan Cunningham]

Very nice Gail. And maybe the ladies get the analogy as this ole country boy doesn't.

[Frank Schauf]

Exellent image quality, great details and sharpness, Gail.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, great wing display, and you have brought out the detail and sharpness so well. I like the intense concentration on the eagles face, and Im fine that the fish is not visible. The texture of the snow looks great.

You are so fortunate to witness these sightings and to be able to capture them too.

[jack williamson]

Very good Gail. The eagle looks great and the detail in the snow is wonderful.

Jack

[dankearl]

Another terrific photo Gail. You did a great job with the whites against the snow, tough to get right and you did.

[Robert Holguin]

Excellent shot. Love the wing position, excellent feather detail, exposed very well, and I dont mind the head angle.
Well done.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Lovely image Gail! Love the pose and surrounding snow!

[Melissa Groo]

Wonderful pose and details, Gail! Only wish for the eagle to be more angled towards us. But love everything else about it. You've really got BE's down now! In terms of both in camera exposure as well as post processing. As well as capturing great action!

[Sid Garige]

Your eagle series is exceptional Gail.