Bald Eagle
by Ron Dudley
I ran across this image this morning while preparing a blog post. I remember not posting it before because of the apparent blown eye but it has since grown on me. I've seen blown eyes in several owls before but this is the first I've seen in an eagle. The red on the bill is most likely fish blood.
7D, 1/1250, f/7.1, ISO 500, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc, taken on 2/7/11 but can't remember if this was shot from a tripod or my pickup window, cropped to 64% of original image, exposure adjustment in ACR, sharpened bird, no further processing or adjustments, natural light, not set up or baited though there were dead fish in the area that had been killed by refuge personnel for management purposes, Wasatch Mtns in background
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Comments/critique appreciated
Comments
15 commentsThe BG makes the shot, wonderful mood, love the image.
Peter
cheers
Rob
May