Bald Eagle Close-up


Posted by Greg Downing on Fri Feb 06, 2004 12:28 am

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Bald Eagle, Homer, AK

Greetings from Homer!

This morning I concentrated on some close-ups and tried different comps. This is one of my favorites from the day.

EOS 10D, EF 600/4 IS, 2x II, manual focus, 1/200 @ f13, ISO 400, flash as main light @ -1/3 (ambient under-exposed by one stop to darken the background slightly), full frame.
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by Alan Murphy on Fri Feb 06, 2004 12:32 am
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Greg, Just Awesome. Runny nose and all. Love the comp and detail.
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by Wayne Nicholas on Fri Feb 06, 2004 12:33 am
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Killer, Greg. You should've offered it a kleenex.
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by Neil Fitzgerald on Fri Feb 06, 2004 1:08 am
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I like the spot of blood below the eye. Great detail all round.
 

by Andrew Mc on Fri Feb 06, 2004 1:43 am
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Superb. Stunning. Well done.
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by Dick Ginkowski on Fri Feb 06, 2004 2:33 am
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Kick butt shot! Congrats!
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by stevebein on Fri Feb 06, 2004 2:56 am
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you nailed a fantastic image. This rocks.
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by Mike Wilson on Fri Feb 06, 2004 4:12 am
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Greg- This one hit me squarely in the gut. Man, this is so good it hurts. The head down, pensive pose and detail throughout is truly the work of an artist. Have fun up there!
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by DC on Fri Feb 06, 2004 4:20 am
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Just awesome Greg. Love the detail in the eye, amazing.
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by Peterh on Fri Feb 06, 2004 4:31 am
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Great shot Greg.

Where was it concentrating on? A fish?

You might want to clone out the faint second catchlight in the eye.

Awesome!

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Feb 06, 2004 4:59 am
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by LHays on Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:27 am
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by KK Hui on Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:31 am
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What can I say, Greg?!
All has been said above ... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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by AlexC on Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:34 am
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Those are some tame Chickens!!!
The are almost twice the size of the Florida birds!!
Check around the local galleries for the work of Johnny Johnson
The guy lives in Anchorage and has killer Eagles shots as well!!

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Wonderful study in detail!!
I wish I was there !!! 8) 8) 8)
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by Jim Zipp on Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:52 am
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Hey Greg, Nice job balancing exposure here ambient and flash for a great result.
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by Haim Ziv on Fri Feb 06, 2004 7:18 am
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by fredcor on Fri Feb 06, 2004 7:32 am
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:D Another excellent Eagle. :shock:
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Wow! Incredible details! Great shot Greg! 8) 8) 8)
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by Harold Stiver on Fri Feb 06, 2004 8:14 am
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About 6 views on the counter are from me coming back to look at this. It is really astonishing. And to have done it at 600mm X2 is a triumph for your technique as well!!
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