Bald Eagle Portrait (c)

[Silverpenguin]

Hi all, I thought I'd join in this area of the forum by sharing one of my favourite bird photos.

Unfortunately it is a captive bird, alas wild bald eagles don't tend to visit the UK very often ;)

The eagle was sitting out on a perch, the black background is due to his sheltered area being behind him (I didn't cut him out in photoshop lol). He kept calling out to the kepper who was walking around putting the birds away as it was near closing time.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c22/richardmpeters/_D2N8657_bald_eagle.jpg

D200 with 200-400 VR.

[canonloader]

Nice portrait of a beautiful bird Richard. But you Brits have some very fine looking birds in your own right. I especially like your Robins and those Greater Tits, who look like Winston Churchill to me. ;)

Get out and do some shooting. :)

[rw2]

Welcome. Nice portrait of a great bird.

[hobbinol]

Very cocky to post a D200 shot here... Excellent eagle pic, though!

[Jaime]

Superb.

[Stephen Stephen]

Beautiful shot Richard.

[cool breeze]

Great capture. Looks like it should have a slogan in there.

[Silverpenguin]

Thanks all :)



Very cocky to post a D200 shot here... Excellent eagle pic, though!

lol its not cocky at all. I joined here because I am interested in talking to fellow photographers, I don't care what equipment is used to take the shot. There are loads of Canon shooters posting in Nikon forums. If a shots good its good! :)

[hobbinol]

lol its not cocky at all. I joined here because I am interested in talking to fellow photographers, I don't care what equipment is used to take the shot. There are loads of Canon shooters posting in Nikon forums. If a shots good its good! :)

Quite so!

[Flo]

Excellent portrait !! Its a framer for sure.