Eagle with catch

Gallery: AvianPosted February 19, 20173,412 views10 comments

This Eagle was checking out his catch just before he dropped it. Almost full frame. Late afternoon, Mississippi river.

Thanks for looking, comments & suggestions are always appreciated!
Large image provided for best detail.
Canon 70D
Sigma 150 – 600 C @ 600
1/2500
f/9 Aperture Priority
ISO 800 HH
Processed RAW image with Lightroom 5.7, CS5

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on February 19, 2017 at 8:57 PM

This is awesome, Steve. Great light and the image quality is absolutely beautiful. Superb image!!!!

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 19, 2017 at 10:28 PM

Great capture. Enough said.

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on February 20, 2017 at 3:41 AM

Hi Steve, This is an awesome action shot. I like the light and the background too.

Registered on March 9, 2009, 171 Posts, 493 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on February 20, 2017 at 10:31 AM

Steve:

A very cool image. Love the look of the eagle looking down on the fish.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 20, 2017 at 12:50 PM

Steve - Exceptional image! Tack-sharp throughout, great soft BG, water running off the fish, and an unusual pose from the eagle. Some might complain that you don't have a full-face view of the eagle, but i think THIS is far more interesting.
amazing catch!
devil

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 20, 2017 at 3:44 PM

Great capture, Steve. Tack sharp and nicely exposed. I've never seen a Bald Eagle look at its prey like that before.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on February 20, 2017 at 6:21 PM

The detail on this is really superb. Great shot.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on February 20, 2017 at 11:27 PM

Wonderful, beautiful image, especially the fact that it's almost full frame. Beautiful colors and detail.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Marc Dubuc on February 25, 2017 at 11:01 PM

Very nice image. I like the look of the eagle on the fish.

Registered on January 4, 2011, 59 Posts, 229 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 7, 2017 at 5:02 PM

Wonderful detail, especially in the feathers.
Congrats on the fine WP!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments