Starting Approach

Gallery: AvianPosted January 22, 2013110 views5 comments

Another one from one of the approach shots of a Eagle that frequents a tree accross the river from my house here in Virginia. Taken last on 19 Jan 2013.
C&C welcome.

Canon 7D, 100-400L@360mm, 1/800sec, f/8, iso200, AP, eval metering, cropped away about 70% of image for this comp, tripod used.

Dave

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5 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 23, 2013 at 8:18 AM

Dave,

Great pose of this guy coming in. Love the wing position. It looks like the whites on the head are blown out. The undersides of the wings are also a bit dark. Perhaps you could bring out some more detail there. Nice capture. I wish I had these kinds of opportunities close to my house. Thanks for sharing

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on January 25, 2013 at 8:27 AM

Nice action shot

I also think you have blown out whites on the head, but you do have some detail in wings. thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by David E Lester on January 25, 2013 at 6:19 PM

Thanks for the comments, the sun was high and to the right...expose for the whites you blow the shadows..expose for the shadows you blow the whites....anyone have any suggestions on how to compensate for this type of situation?

Registered on March 24, 2010, 155 Posts, 793 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Clinch on January 26, 2013 at 12:00 PM

Very unique pose, and the square framing works well. Tough situation for proper exposure throughout as you mentioned. Seems that you found a good balance between the two opposite light situations. Don't know what you use for processing software, but Lightroom 3 and up has spot dodging and burning tools that might do the job. I imagine the scream was fairly loud!

Registered on January 5, 2013, 37 Posts, 261 Comments

Comment posted by David E Lester on January 26, 2013 at 9:08 PM

This was his perch..and yes his scream was loud..a red tail hawk was sitting on his perch until told to move!!

Registered on March 24, 2010, 155 Posts, 793 Comments