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Eagle Landings.....

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Eric Diller

New member
Went by my favorite Eagle nest this weekend and snapped a few landings. What a beautiful site to watch these Raptors glide in!!
Little Eaglets are both getting bigger (will post in another thread) and are clearly visible when they are not sleeping!.




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Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Eric,

It's exceptional to see how the birds curve in their wings to hold more air and control their descent. Fabulous!

Asher
 
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Don Cohen

Guest
The first in this series is wonderful! The others are quite good in their own right, but the first really stands out!
 
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Rachel Foster

New member
About settings....do you put it on auto focus? And for that kind of sharpness you must use a tripod? How do you follow the birds so well to get them in such positions?
 
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Eric Diller

New member
Rachel Foster said:
About settings....do you put it on auto focus? And for that kind of sharpness you must use a tripod? How do you follow the birds so well to get them in such positions?
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Rachel.. I shoot them at ISO 400 using a 200-400mm F4 Lens witha 1.4x T.C. I always shoot shutter speeds at 1/250 per sec or higher to freeze those wings.
I do use a tri-pod since my gear is so darn heavy! Tracing them is pretty easy. They are very close and after the last month or so your learn their behavior real quick.
I usually know which way they will come with the food and they always land into the wind, so positioning is easy!
 
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