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Bald Eagle

by Dennis Plank

Gallery: AvianPosted March 3, 2014100 views9 comments
One of my few Eagle flight shots from the Klamath Basin, though that was my main goal in going there. Other photographers I talked with there were commenting on the scarcity and flightiness of the birds this year. While they will still there, it was apparent that the drought has affected the wintering populations numbers. The Tule Lake preserve has a set of old power poles along the dike road that are heavily used by Eagles. This one was pretty cooperative and actually flew off and returned twice in response to ravens. This was my favorite shot.

1Div, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, hand held with elbow braced on window sill, f5.6, 1/2500, iso 400, Av mode with +1 stop compensation. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped a touch on the right and top to a final size of 12.3MP. Taken February 19th at 11:16 am. Partly cloudy skies and still some snow on the ground.

Your comments and criticisms are very much appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 3, 2014 at 5:48 PM
Unusual pose. I like that you get a good look at the head and eyes between the wings. Another plus is the really good look at those long talons. Nice capture.
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 3, 2014 at 9:13 PM
As good a "going away" flight shot as I have seen in a while. I would like to see a touch more detail in the shadows. :smile:
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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on March 4, 2014 at 9:19 AM
Beautiful flight image, Dennis. Wonderful positioning in the frame and its nice and sharp. Great work. Chet
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Comment posted by Doug Roane on March 4, 2014 at 9:44 AM
Excellent image Dennis. Excellent sharpness and detail and great 'pose'.
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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 4, 2014 at 10:33 AM
Enormous bird, with incredible wings. Can imagine you are very happy with this shot :toast: , Hans
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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 4, 2014 at 10:44 AM
A beauty all the way around. The detail shows very nicely in the larger image. The tones are excellent and the positioning with the head showing clearly is really nice. Well done. :toast:
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 4, 2014 at 11:08 AM
Great shot. You caught a fine flight pose and there's so much detail in the shadowed feathers. Well done.
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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 4, 2014 at 12:03 PM
Really nice. Great look at the eye, head and talons and I like the under the wings view.
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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 4, 2014 at 11:57 PM
Really nice exposure Dennis. I like the wing position and nice head turn.
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