Grab n Go & repost

Gallery: AvianPosted June 24, 2013210 views12 comments

Fast food on the fly. I spent a couple of mornings at Seabeck on Hood Canal last weekend. While this action was further away than I liked and required quite a significant crop, I'm pleased with the results. Also, we had sun on Saturday and this was taken fairly late in the morning (dawn is around 5:15), so I had to do some recovery on the sunlit side of the head.

1Div, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, Black Widow on RRS legs (I know Nate said to shoot hand held), f6.3, 1/1250, iso 320 manual exposure. Processed in ACR and CS6 with some detail brought out using the Topaz Detail software. Cropped to 4.9MP. Taken Saturday, June 22nd at 7:44 am.

Your comments and criticisms are most appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on June 24, 2013 at 10:39 PM

Dennis,
Love the shot. Great action! The photo tells the entire story, except for the fish species. Well done.

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on June 25, 2013 at 8:12 AM

Spectacular action shot perfectly timed. Difficult lighting situation, but well handled. That sunlight adds so much to the water splash when all the droplets sparkle.

Registered on March 6, 2011, 95 Posts, 847 Comments

Comment posted by Martin Dunn on June 25, 2013 at 9:14 AM

Well done Dennis. " things make the shot for me 1> the great head on view of the eagle and 2> the sunlit water splash in it's wake. There is a real sense of action here.
Considering the different elements I think you've handled the exposure really well.
I'd be interested to know if you cropped vertically or horizontally. Was keeping in a bit more of the bird's reflection an option?

Registered on February 20, 2013, 198 Posts, 1011 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Maile on June 25, 2013 at 11:59 AM

Very nice Dennis, love the splash, and even at 1/1250th the slight blur at the wing tips adds to the sense of speed!

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on June 25, 2013 at 6:22 PM

Pretty good, Dennis.
Excellent moment!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 25, 2013 at 9:59 PM

Martin Dunn wrote: "I'd be interested to know if you cropped vertically or horizontally. Was keeping in a bit more of the bird's reflection an option?"

Actually, I first cropped it with as much reflection as I had (see repost), then decided it would have more impact with the eagle larger in the frame. Printed, it might be different.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on June 26, 2013 at 4:01 AM

Apparently,I was shooting right next to you Dennis. I have a very similar shot from Saturday morning also. I re-call 4 other photographers in the same area, wish I would have known one of them was you. Great action shot!!! I really like the determined face expression on this eagle. That splash is great too. I like both versions, but for me the first version has the edge.

Sweet One!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on June 26, 2013 at 4:40 AM

Dennis, The first version in definitely more 'in your face' but I do like the re-post, it adds a bit more depth and gives a better sense of environment.

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Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on June 26, 2013 at 7:28 AM

Great shot Dennis, nice action and you handled that light very well.

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Comment posted by Andrew Sentipal on June 26, 2013 at 9:38 PM

Stunning. Having shot bald eagles I appreciate how hard it is to get this. Thanks for sharing.

Andrew

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on June 26, 2013 at 10:36 PM

Dennis...I like the second post of this one better. For me the portrait crop works better for the subject. Awesome moment captured! Sharon

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on June 27, 2013 at 8:47 AM

Great action shot and a slight, very slight straightening of lines in water..

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