Wisconsin Eagle

Gallery: AvianPosted January 4, 2017172 views8 comments

I was lucky to find this eagle, and many more, feeding on a couple of fish on the frozen Mississippi River. The fish was too large to carry off, so this guy was forced to eat it on the ice. That was good for me, as all the other eagles tried to move in on the meal. It made for some interesting shots of fights and scuffles. Processed using Lightroom CC (2015) and Photoshop CC (2017) along with Light Craft's LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f5.6
1/500s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 250

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 4, 2017 at 12:26 PM

Wow, great image!
Perfect perspective, to get the eagle's talons, head, and eye in view, even with the head down, a great look at the fish, eating behavior, and the icy BG. Fine feather detail too
devil

Sandy

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Comment posted by David Bogener on January 4, 2017 at 3:40 PM

Wow! Nice capture. Exposure looks perfect and the action/behavior tells the story.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 4, 2017 at 4:25 PM

Excellent job on the exposure, Jerry, and very good detail. I look forward to seeing more posts from this trip.

devil

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 4, 2017 at 7:10 PM

Really nice detail in this Jerry. Great comp and everything looks sharp, just a cool (literally) capture of the action. I'll be waiting for more also. devil

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Comment posted by David Schoen on January 5, 2017 at 7:15 PM

Really nice image behavior wise. I like the fact that you could see right into the fish. And it almost looks like the Eagle is looking not only at the fish but at you. A very neat picture.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on January 6, 2017 at 3:06 AM

Excellent, detailed capture with a perfect exposure that shows all the details and textures of the white feathers, Jerry! The large version is amazing and really shows of the clarity of the shot. Very nice!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 6, 2017 at 10:37 PM

Nice techs on this Jerry and feeding shots are always a plus. Looking forward to seeing the other images it sounds like you managed to get.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 8, 2017 at 11:51 AM

Wow, Jerry, what a scene ! Love the wintery atmosphere and with this large fish.. super ! devil

, cheers, Hans

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