Two For The Gander

Gallery: AvianPosted January 16, 2013146 views3 comments

Finally was able to catch two eagles at the same time on the other side of the fiver where I live. These eagles are hard to get, very skiddish, I have sit for hours trying to catch them coming or going, no luck so far. What shots I do get I have to try and sneak up on them while moving slowly, if ya ever tired to sneak up on a eagle, good luck! (Fun Thou) All of my shots to date are from afar and heavely cropped. I thought cloning out the branches but left them to show the enviorment.
C&C welcome!

Canon 7D, 100-400L @ 250mm, 1/800sec, f/7.1, iso640, AP, partial metering, cropped away about 70% of image for this comp, handheld while moving up on them!

Dave

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on January 17, 2013 at 10:33 AM

I like the action and the framing of the image. The biggest nit is the focus. The branch on the left is in focus, but the eagles are soft. Also the large crop will add to the softness.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 17, 2013 at 10:45 AM

Good job of getting the two so well focused, great timing on this David.
I also think the comp works well to frame both birds nicely

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Comment posted by David E Lester on January 17, 2013 at 6:25 PM

Thanks Richard and Howard!!

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