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Mating Pair
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Mating Pair

by Mike Ramy

Gallery: AvianPosted September 11, 20162,172 views5 comments
Mating pair of Eagles on the 'Eagle Tree' at the north end of Mud Cove off the St Johns River from my Florida Spring Break tour.
Hand held from boat, cropped to vertical at 50% of full frame.

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File name    RAMY_5321_CF74
Camera Model    Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Shooting Date/Time    3/12/2016 6:23:34 PM
Author    Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice    CopyRight Rock Art, Ltd All Rights Reserved
Shooting Mode    Shutter-Priority AE
Tv(Shutter Speed)    1/1000
Av(Aperture Value)    8.0
Metering Mode    Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation    -1/3
ISO Speed    400
Lens    EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Focal Length    400.0mm

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 12, 2016 at 11:42 AM
Nice job, Mike.  I like the choice to keep them fairly small in the frame.  Excellent composition.

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Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on September 12, 2016 at 5:29 PM
Very nice look at this pair, Mike. I really like the way that you composed this shot. It gives the image depth.
Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments
Comment posted by David Bogener on September 12, 2016 at 6:13 PM
Nice light on the eagles and you captured some nice eye contact.  An alternate crop going vertical losing some of the OOF limbs on the left side of the frame and some of the vacant sky on the right might also work?
Registered on October 30, 2013, 417 Posts, 1255 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on September 14, 2016 at 6:29 PM
This is very well composed and the light is wonderful.  I love the shape of the tree and also the textures and colors of the bark.  I also like the poses of the Eagles.
Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on September 14, 2016 at 8:17 PM
Hi Mike,

Keeping these birds small in the frame brings out the size of that perch--an impressive snag for sure.  The framing of the image is ideal as well.  Well done..........................Jim
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