Bald Eagle Fly By

[canonloader]

And here's a jpg big enough for a 16x20 print or a screensaver (http://www.flashbax.com/eagles08/baldeagle-img_2121-012208.zip), on the house. :)

http://www.flashbax.com/eagles08/baldeagle-img_2121-012208.jpg

[aligater]

Mitch,
gobsmacked ! awesome shot, definately gotta be one your your best yet.

[Pat Murphy]

Thank you. Your shot(s) are always a treat. Glad to see that the 40D can produce such superb shots.

Question: Were you using your 100-400mm?

[hTr]

Wow, That is Impressive Mitch

Got to love that 6.5 FPS of the 40D I bet you have several in that series you can use!!

[canonloader]

Thanks Carlton and Pat. This one just kind of floated by the other day, so I took his picture. :)

No, I no longer own the 100-400L IS, or any 400 now. I used a 300L non-IS and a Sigma 1.4x TC on the 40D and tripod. :)

[canonloader]

Gary, there were 6 in a row of him floating by. :)

[sugarzebra]

Thats a money shot for sure Mitch. As always excellent work.

[canonloader]

Thanks Scott, and I will be printing that at 16x20 too, which is the only reason I bought the 40D. ;)

[bromm]

Mitch,
gobsmacked ! awesome shot, definately gotta be one your your best yet.

Carelton, you need to check out some of his earlier work, Mitch has some awesome in-flight shots of Eagles,this one fits right in there with the rest of them.

Mitch, Beautiful work my friend, I think you do far better on moving subjects!:D Thanks for sharing your photo, if there are any species we have that you dont that you want a print sized file of just let me know, if I have a respectable enough image I'll send it to you.:D

[aligater]

Trevor,
one of his best.
I stalk Mitch`s posts with passion.

Keep this quiet but .... he`s sending a Baldy over to the Uk via UPS in return he`s gonna recieve his own pet Kingfisher. ;)

[bromm]

Trevor,
one of his best.
I stalk Mitch`s posts with passion.

Keep this quiet.... he`s sending a Baldy over to the Uk in return via UPS he`s gonna recieve his own pet Kingfisher. ;)


Lol, when Mitch starts posting shots of a UK kingfisher, someone might catch on;)

[canonloader]

Thanks Trevor, I am feeling real comfortable with eagles in flight now. :)

Carlton, I talked to this guy yesterday. He said he is willing to relocate to England, but, he doesn't fly coach, and he has to bring his tree. :lol:

http://www.flashbax.com/eagles08/baldeagle-img_2207-012308.jpg

[Sindri Skulason]

Great in-flight shot. Excellent work Mitch. :-)

[canonloader]

Thanks Sindri. There's nothing like a willing subject and a sunny day. :)

[HWP]

Superb Mitch. It looks like you have the 40D singing for you now!

Keep em coming.

Henry

[joayne]

That's a beauty Mitch!

[Cooper911]

Breathtaking for sure...a definite wall hanger. Very well done. Congrats.

[canonloader]

Thanks Henry. Yup, the 40D is doing good. Not so different from the 30D that I don't know what it's doing. :)

[canonloader]

Thanks Joayne and Cooper. The conditions are much better this year than last. The way the open water is this year brings them in a lot closer to where I can stand. Plus a better camera. :)

[Shar824]

WOW Mitch.........not much else to say on this one other than WOW. It's fantastic!!!



Sharon

[canonloader]

Thanks Sharon. By the way, this shot is almost full frame he was that close. :)

[kr88]

That's a real beauty!!!! Well Done Mitch!

[canonloader]

Thanks Keith. It was a perfect day and not too cold and they were cooperating. :)

[gymell]

Nice BG and exposure. I'm planning to head down to Red Wing this weekend and see what I can find. It's only an hour away. ;)

[canonloader]

Thanks Liz. They are calling for almost 40 degrees by the weekend. Might be nice if it doesn't snow. Good luck in Red Wing. :)

[OUTLAW PHOTO]

Outstanding cannonloader ! keep up the great work :)

[Normcar21]

Beautiful photograph with a background that accentuates the beauty.

[canonloader]

Thanks Outlaw and Norm. Yes, the background on this and others this year is much better than last, a whole different angle and position on the river. Still close, a city block or two, but completely different view. This is looking directly up the Mississippi river main channel. You can see one of the red buoy's frozen into the ice, under his wing. :)

[andrewhuxman]

Thats definitely one of the best Eagle shots Ive seen in a while. You should be very proud of that one.

[Howler-Cat]

Outstanding Mitch, and thanks for the file! ;)

[canonloader]

Thanks Andrew and Ben, and your welcome, enjoy. I plan on having a 16x20 print made this week, sort of as a test to see how they hold up to that big a print. :)

[EZRider]

Looks good on the desktop thanks :)

Beautiful shot!

[canonloader]

Thanks EZ, enjoy. :)

[downywp]

Excellent shot - love it! No focus problems on in flight shots for your 40D...:)

[theflyingkiwi]

And here's a jpg big enough for a 16x20 print or a screensaver (http://www.flashbax.com/eagles08/baldeagle-img_2121-012208.zip), on the house. :)

http://www.flashbax.com/eagles08/baldeagle-img_2121-012208.jpg

Nice. :)

[Blue Deuce]

Thats a pretty shot Mitch. As someone who has taken thousands of eagle images I know how hard it is to get light under the dark wings while in turn not over exposing the head. You either got dang lucky or are getting crafty with the new 40D. I love the background and every thing about this and think it's one of the finest all around eagle photos that have been posted here.

I know you don't use USM but the eye needs to pop more. I ran a quick pass with it selectively sharpening that area. Maybe a tad over done but I only have had 3 hours of sleep and been up for just 10 minutes so maybe my eyes aint focused yet. You also might want to ever so slightly level out the horizon and then you got your self not only a wall hanger but a prize winner.

One for POTN Volume # 3.

[fotodan]

Its a wall hanger Mitch. I just ordered the 300 f4 IS yesterday, now I am really excited about getting this lens.:lol:

[equetefue]

great catch !!

[canonloader]

Thanks Downy, Mark, Mike and Dan.

Mike, for some reason, the shots I host and link to here seem a little softer than when I use them as a screensaver or view them from my hard drive. I had already sharpened this using LAB Color mode USM and the one I use for a screensaver seems sharp enough. I was afraid to overdo it. :)

Dan, your gonna love the 300. I use it most of the time with a 1.4x TC on it, but when I can get close, I take it off and it's the sharpest lens I've ever seen. :)

[Blue Deuce]

Thanks Downy, Mark, Mike and Dan.

Mike, for some reason, the shots I host and link to here seem a little softer than when I use them as a screensaver or view them from my hard drive. I had already sharpened this using LAB Color mode USM and the one I use for a screensaver seems sharp enough. I was afraid to overdo it. :)

:)

Understand your plight. I recently wanted to post a photo here but when I went to preview it looked so crappy I decided not to.

[snowyowl13]

Wow! That's super shot!

[canonloader]

Thanks Dan. I'm hoping to get some more soon. It was 20 below here night before last and I couldn't get my truck started yesterday. Supposed to be better today and I hope to get a few more shots. :)

[hawk911]

Mitch, fantastic shot!!! The 40d really is a great camera. You'll be just fine with that 16x20 print. I've done a few engagement sessions with the camera, and one ordered a 16x20. Plus I did my car shot in 16x20.

[canonloader]

Thanks Hawk. I am more or less new to printing seriously good images. I am having it done at a print house where you just upload the files and tell them what size. I had some of last years eagles printed recently at 11x14 and they came out amazing good for starting with a 30D RAW file. They looked as good as the 8x10's from the same files. I was planning on ordering some 16x20's soon, but will use these new 40D files for that. I know they will look good. :)

[elfieh]

Beautiful shot, Mitch!!!:)

Elfie

[hawk911]

Thanks Hawk. I am more or less new to printing seriously good images. I am having it done at a print house where you just upload the files and tell them what size. I had some of last years eagles printed recently at 11x14 and they came out amazing good for starting with a 30D RAW file. They looked as good as the 8x10's from the same files. I was planning on ordering some 16x20's soon, but will use these new 40D files for that. I know they will look good. :)

I used Adorama for my first 16x20, and had it done metallic. You might want to consider that also; makes the image really pop out at you. I now use a lab close to work; they aren't bad pricewise, but not always as cheap as the other labs that aren't even close to me distance-wise.

[canonloader]

Thanks Elfie. Always fun shooting the big birds. :)

[slartibardfast]

excellent shot - love the detail. you can almost feel the feathers.

Andy

[canonloader]

Thanks Andy. It was one of those silent cold days too. There were periods of no noise at all and the eagle were silent flyers. I have heard them rustle their feathers when they shake them out. I can be quite loud if your close enough, but this day they were silent. :)