Bald Eagle Diving

Gallery: AvianPosted April 2, 201432,767 views21 comments

Another eagle photo from the Hood Canal last June. The eagles will often cruise above the water as the tide recedes looking for spawning fish caught in the oyster beds, and will dive suddenly upon spotting a meal.

Canon MKIV, 600mm, 1/2500, f8, ISO 800, Manual exposure, spot meter, 85% full frame

All your comments and suggestions are very much appreciated.

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on April 2, 2014 at 6:46 PM

Pretty cool diving posture and nice comp, Ken. The intense stare of the bird concentrating on its prey is a real plus.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 2, 2014 at 6:56 PM

Very nice shot showing the dive. You can see that it is locked in on something. Solid techs and detail.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 2, 2014 at 8:59 PM

Killer image - that intense stare and exceptional detail in the head and feathers is excellent.
Night mottled blue water too -

Sandy

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 2, 2014 at 9:49 PM

A strong image. Great position, excellent sharpness and exposure. Natural color.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on April 2, 2014 at 9:57 PM

This looks really good, Ken. The diving pose is pretty awesome. If I were being picky, and I am... I wish that the face was as sharp as that far right wing. But it's still pretty darn good.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on April 2, 2014 at 10:07 PM

Very nice, dynamic flight shot. Intense stare really adds to the image. Nice background, I would be temped to run a round of noise reduction on the background only. Very nice

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on April 2, 2014 at 10:34 PM

Love the intense stare. Great , and unusual, position on this one. Well done.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 2, 2014 at 11:50 PM

Wonderful eagle flight shot. I like the intense or concentrated look as it dives and the complimentary background. Nice job of dialing in the manual exposure, well done.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 3, 2014 at 5:55 AM

Great that you captured the diving moment. I also like the BG , since it gives some sense of the surroundings ! Well done, Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 3, 2014 at 7:37 AM

Great job capturing this diving position, Ken.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on April 3, 2014 at 8:39 AM

WOW....a killer shot literally. First the image then the fish he has a bead on. Even with a bit of noise in the BG it really does a nice job of making the eagle pop. Really cool!

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 3, 2014 at 3:50 PM

Great, great, great! I had to blow up the image four-fold to even see the few spots of noise. If you want to be picky, some light NR.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 3, 2014 at 10:05 PM

Excellent detail and a great flight pose, Ken. A good look at the eye, and it's interesting to get top and bottom wing surfaces in a single image.

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Comment posted by William Bickle on April 4, 2014 at 8:12 AM

Hello Ken

Great capturing position ,with wings in an excellent view of top and underneath wing!

Looks like a Great area to witness many amazing encounters with stunning interactions!:)

Hope your upcoming Hood canal Eagle Tour is productive and enjoyable!

Cheers

Bill

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 4, 2014 at 3:23 PM

Awesome diving pose and I like the tree bg. I would not like to be the one in it's sights! Very nice! Sharon

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Comment posted by John Robinson on April 4, 2014 at 3:37 PM

Nothing more to add really. All been said. Excellent stuff !
JohnR

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 5, 2014 at 1:48 PM

Excellent diving pose and comp with a nice bg, sweet shot Ken

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Comment posted by John Launstein on April 5, 2014 at 6:35 PM

Hi Ken! While this is pretty much an echo of what others have said, I absolutely love this image because of the killer intense look on the eagle's face and the wonderful background that does hint at the environment you found and photographed this in. Really nice eagle image.

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on April 6, 2014 at 8:02 PM

Wonderful capture Ken! The feather and head detail is superb!
Also, the BG really accents the diving eagle.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 8, 2014 at 2:27 AM

Thanks so much everyone for all your suggestions and encouraging comments about this photo

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on April 8, 2014 at 8:39 PM

Wonderful catch, great diving pose!

Ray

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