Gallery: AvianPosted April 13, 2011139 views6 comments
These Eagles tussle over a carp at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in Seneca Falls, NY. They were photographed with a Canon 5D MarkII, 400 2.8 lens at 1/6000, f4, ISO 500.
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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 13, 2011 at 11:26 PM
Very nice behavioral shot with the two juvenilles down and the adult trying to usurp supper. The detail shows well in the large version.
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on April 14, 2011 at 10:21 AM
Nice detail. All three birds seem to be in focus. This is a very typical behavior for eagles. If they can steal a meal they will. Nice shot.
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 14, 2011 at 2:55 PM
Kevin,
I like the action shown here a lot, it is great behavior and creates a nice tension in your image. It makes me wonder what happened next. The colors look nice & natural and I like the composition you used.
To my eye the image looks slightly oversharpened; the larger version more so, as the feathers in areas look crunchy. The background also looks as if it has been sharpened, I would suggest masking and sharpening only your primary subjects to eliminate the noise that sharpening the background can cause along with the thin halo I detect around the birds.
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 14, 2011 at 7:49 PM
Excellent timing to get all 3 separated and in interesting positions, it looks like a darkish overcast day. Nice image Kevin
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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on April 14, 2011 at 7:58 PM
Like the action, esp the one coming in with the talons out. Interesting image, and good techs, Kevin.
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Comment posted by Ed Williams on April 16, 2011 at 10:39 PM
Great Action shot Kevin. nice detail and good separation so you can see all three birds well and in focus. Great timing.
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6 commentsI like the action shown here a lot, it is great behavior and creates a nice tension in your image. It makes me wonder what happened next. The colors look nice & natural and I like the composition you used.
To my eye the image looks slightly oversharpened; the larger version more so, as the feathers in areas look crunchy. The background also looks as if it has been sharpened, I would suggest masking and sharpening only your primary subjects to eliminate the noise that sharpening the background can cause along with the thin halo I detect around the birds.