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Eagle 475
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Eagle 475

by John Tobias

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted March 21, 201148 views3 comments
Taken at Starved Rock State Park. Lighting was a bit of a challenge so I changed this to a silhouette, sort of.

Canon T1i
1/4000 @ F5.6 ISO 800
Sigma 150-500 @ 500m
tripod

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Peter Richter on March 22, 2011 at 5:50 AM
John. a great capture of the moment and motion! I like the slightly blurred, sparkling background, it adds a lot to the dynamic.

Peter
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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on March 22, 2011 at 11:19 AM
Very nice it has a nice abstract feeling
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Comment posted by Varina Patel on March 28, 2011 at 2:40 PM
We were just scouting Starved Rock yesterday, John. It's a beautiful park, and we'll return when there are leaves on the trees - I hope we'll get some good shots. :) This is a neat silhouette. The bright spots on the water are distracting - I'd love to see the image a bit darker in the background - which would leave the bird in perfect silhouette. I do like the dynamic quality of the image - the sparkling background is interesting and the rich blue color is beautiful. The image seems slightly tilted because of the angle of the ripples in the water. Perhaps a slight rotation to fix that. Nice shot!
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