Steve Robinson
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I've seen eagles sitting in this dead tree enough that I often just drive by going to and from home when I'm out on errands. I keep the Canon cannon in the car just in case.
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Eagle In A Tree
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fahim mohammed
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Steve, what a wonderful, free and proud specimen of a bird of prey!!
You must have been lucky. Or are such sightings considered normal?
Thanks for sharing.
You must have been lucky. Or are such sightings considered normal?
Thanks for sharing.
Steve Robinson
New member
Thanks fahim. While I don't see them everyday I see them often enough to keep an eye out for them. This week there was another eagle in this tree that was much larger with a huge wing span. I guess he saw me coming and he took off before I could take a shot.
Thanks Don. I used a Sigma 100-300 f/4 with a 1.4x TC at 420mm on my old 1D Mk II N. This composition is fairly close to 100%. There just aren't enough mm and getting closer was not an option.
Thanks Don. I used a Sigma 100-300 f/4 with a 1.4x TC at 420mm on my old 1D Mk II N. This composition is fairly close to 100%. There just aren't enough mm and getting closer was not an option.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Well, you did very well, Steve! I don't think a longer lens would have delivered a better picture with the 1.2 multiplier of the 1DII. The composition is just about perfect, without you having wings yourself, LOL! A
5D/5DII would have given you more pixels on the bird and a little more of the interesting branches but essentially, you have the picture that was possible. If you have an adjacent image, I'd love to see more of that branch and would stitch it in!
Asher
Steve Robinson
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Thanks for the comments Asher. With cameras having moved on from the 1D Mk II I'm sure cropping would not be as much of a problem. Still, the speed of the 1D is great for capturing birds. Even with the tight crop this image made a very nice 11x14 print.
Here are two variations showing more of just the branch and then more of the tree. With the main part of the tree to the right I used different images with the head turned to the right.
Here are two variations showing more of just the branch and then more of the tree. With the main part of the tree to the right I used different images with the head turned to the right.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
I like this composition the best with respect to the branch. with that you can vary as you wish the position of the head!
Appreciate you sharing these wonderful pictures. Glad it's a protected species!
Asher