Young Adult

Gallery: AvianPosted January 4, 2014274 views14 comments

This is a younger (almost) adult eagle I photographed while up in Alaska late last fall. Thought he was a beautiful bird.

The background is a distant mountain.

Techs:
5D Mark III
500 f/4 with 1.4x TC
1/1250 @ f/5.6 ISO 1600
NR on the background only

Larger version shows a lot more of the detail.

Thanks for taking a look and providing your feedback.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 4, 2014 at 11:31 AM

Nice pose, colors and setting. A very pleasant image indeed ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on January 4, 2014 at 11:39 AM

Absolutely love the dirty look of the head feathers. At first glance I wondered why you didn't clone out the left branch but the more I look at it the more I like it, seems to provide some balance to the overall composition. Thanks for sharing it Keith.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 4, 2014 at 11:44 AM

I bet you went back & forth on the second perch?
Either way a fine image Keith, no nits!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 4, 2014 at 11:54 AM

Beautiful, Keith. I like the almost mature head. It's quite unusual but adds a lot of character. I'm ambivalent about the left hand branch; it has a lot of character, but coming out of nothing, it looks a bit out of place.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 4, 2014 at 2:05 PM

Excellent shot all the way around Keith. I like the head turn and the background color really adds to the image. The larger image was a pleasure to view.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 4, 2014 at 2:33 PM

Terrific as posted. Very nice light for this, and excellent composition as posted.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 4, 2014 at 2:56 PM

Beautiful now...to be more beautiful next year! Gorgeous bird, nice head turn and details. The blue of the mountain works really well as a bg. Super image, especially the larger one! Sharon

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 4, 2014 at 9:27 PM

looks great Keith--great light and detail, awesome bg. comp works well for me. for this perched bird maybe a slower shutter speed to give those raindrops a little more sense of motion?

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 5, 2014 at 4:36 AM

I think bald eagles in this transition phase are more interesting looking too. A very pleasing portrait with a nice background.

Sweet One Keith!

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Comment posted by May Haga on January 5, 2014 at 10:34 AM

Perfect head turn and excellent detail. I like the composition and think that the left branch adds balance.
May

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 5, 2014 at 12:28 PM

Nice image, Keith.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 6, 2014 at 4:10 PM

I like this quite a bit. I just returned from a winter trip to Wisconsin where I captured quite a few shots of immature bald eagles. I too think the immature eagles are very attractive. Their appearance can vary widely depending on their age. The younger birds have no discernable white head, but are very striking. I will be posting some of the immature eagle images in the future. Well done!

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on January 7, 2014 at 7:00 AM

Love the pose, intense stare from the eagle! Nice details and composition,

Ray

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 7, 2014 at 12:34 PM

Hi Keith

The large version is a must

To me , the left perch adds balance and another dimension to the scene.... the detail , pose and color are all awesome

Albert Darmo
Canada

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