Eagle high in Himalaya

Gallery: AvianPosted August 7, 2011106 views4 comments

In a remote corner of Nepal, 6000 meter high snow covered Mountains make an unreal setting for eagles. While photographing Himalayan blue sheep this eagle flew past.

The dark feathers are in stark contrast with the pure white snow peak.

Long lens from tripod.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on August 7, 2011 at 11:26 AM

Really wonderful setting. The composition is a bit different from most of the photos you see out here, in terms of the direction of flight and space for the bird to "fly into", but I think it balances well with slanting peak rising to the right of the frame.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on August 7, 2011 at 3:09 PM

Nice shot with the mountains as a BG. I would like to have seen more detail in the eagle, but you take what you can get. Is this the Asian golden eagle? Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Butch Lama on August 7, 2011 at 3:42 PM

What a shot... Great to have Juvenile Golden Eagle with himalayan background. Envy of this image & making me home sick of the himal.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 8, 2011 at 10:09 PM

I like that you "broke" the usual rules for comp in this shot. The higher peak balances the shot nicely. Killer backdrop. I'd wish for more details in the bird, but this is quite good as posted.

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