Bald Eagle In-flight

Nice catch, I too have troule taming the whites on eagles in bright sun hoping not the blow the shadows..well done!!

Nice flight shot, Mike. The sun could have been at a more ideal angle to illuminate the entire face. When shooting eagles or other birds with lots of high whites (like chickadees), I'll take test shots for the sole purpose of checking to make sure the whites aren't blown. If you don't have it turned on, it is very useful to turn on the feature of the 7D that shows flashing black outlines in overexposed areas. It makes it easy to compensate in the field. If you don't have text subjects, a piece of white paper in the same light will work.

Obviously, you had a lot of light to get away with that much lens and that high a shutter speed, and I fear it cost you some detail in the tail feathers. The shadow on the neck is unfortunate, too. on the other hand, all that light gave you terrific detail in the back and wings, and let you get the all 6.5 feet of wingspan crisp. Probably the best you could do under the challenging light.

Mike, you've got some good input here already. I like the sharpness and the nice wing position and ascending flight, but wish the shadow wasn't on the head, and I do notice the blown whites.