Yeah you have to have the wind at your back for them to give you a good head on shot.
i like the panning shot, creative.
Yeah you have to have the wind at your back for them to give you a good head on shot. 6D & 7D mark II - Canon 16-35 f/4 IS L, Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L, Canon 24-105 f/4 L IS, Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS II L, Canon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L IS II, Canon 50mm f/1.8 STM, Canon 85 f/1.8, Canon 100 f/2.8 USM macro, Canon EF 1.4x III
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JohnKS Member 73 posts Likes: 28 Joined Jan 2014 Location: Hoffman Estates, Il More info | Jan 16, 2015 22:16 | #1982 I was there today, Friday. The sun cooperated nicely, the wind perhaps not so much. Wind was from the was East shifting to the SE later in the afternoon. I'm guessing there was between 20 and 25 eagles. The action was in spurts. I filled two 16 gig cards and will look at them tomorrow. There was plenty of shooters out there today as by the middle of the afternoon there was hardly any room along the hand rails along the rivers edge.
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PDRJohn Member  235 posts Likes: 3 Joined Mar 2011 Location: Piedmont,SD More info | Jan 16, 2015 23:35 | #1983 JVthePT wrote in post #17386302  Yeah you have to have the wind at your back for them to give you a good head on shot. i like the panning shot, creative.
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dgrPhotos Cream of the Crop  More info | Jan 17, 2015 05:19 | #1984 A couple more from last weekend. I hope to go Sunday and maybe on Monday as well.  BE - L&D 14 by dan@dgrphotos.com, on Flickr DGR_4896 by dan@dgrphotos.com, on Flickr BE - L&D 14 by dan@dgrphotos.com, on Flickr
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Dan, number 1 is fantastic! 6D & 7D mark II - Canon 16-35 f/4 IS L, Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L, Canon 24-105 f/4 L IS, Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS II L, Canon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L IS II, Canon 50mm f/1.8 STM, Canon 85 f/1.8, Canon 100 f/2.8 USM macro, Canon EF 1.4x III
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dgrPhotos Cream of the Crop More info | Jan 18, 2015 16:29 | #1987 Good sun at the dam today. I still have a bunch to go through. Here are a few.  BE Youngster by dan@dgrphotos.com, on Flickr BE - L&D14 by dan@dgrphotos.com, on Flickr BE - L&D 14 by dan@dgrphotos.com, on Flickr
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JohnKS Member 73 posts Likes: 28 Joined Jan 2014 Location: Hoffman Estates, Il More info | Dan,
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BigDil Member 84 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2005 Location: European dumping ground - England More info | Jan 19, 2015 14:42 | #1990 canonloader wrote in post #9523836 Wow, what a crowd. I have stood out to shoot eagles here and was the only one around. Even invited a member over from Minnesota for the day, and that made two of us. I prefer it that way.  You can't argue with that! EOS 5D MKIII, EOS 5d MKII, EOS 70D, AE1, Tamron 17-35 Di, Tamron 28-75 Di, Tamron 90mm Macro Di, Canon 16-35L, Canon 24-105L , Canon 100-400L , Canon f1.4 50mm USM, Canon EF II 1.4X TC, Canon EF II 2X TC, Canon 580 EX, Canon 430 EX, Canon 580 EXII, Canon 430 EXII, Canon STE2, a bunch of Phottix Strato 4 in 1 Receivers and Transmitters, Sekonic L558, another bunch of Phottix Odin Receivers and Transmitter units, Lee Filters
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JohnKS Member 73 posts Likes: 28 Joined Jan 2014 Location: Hoffman Estates, Il More info Post edited over 7 years ago by JohnKS. (4 edits in all) | Jan 19, 2015 16:19 | #1991 Just thought I'd post a some pics from last Friday, Jan 16. The sun cooperated with hardly a cloud in the sky. Winds were from the east to south east while I was shooting pictures. This was my second trip to the dam this winter and my second attempt at BIF. I used my 6D with my 100-400. Typically I shoot all manual but did try both aperture and shutter priority on this outing. I did play with some of the auto focus functions in the customs menu to help with tracking the eagles. I don't know if it helped however I did get more keepers this time than my last time out on Jan. 2nd. I'm sure the 6D isn't the best tool to use for shooting BIF but for now it will need to do while I decide if the 7D Mark II is in my future. I recently sold my 60D in anticipation of an upgrade for my second camera. I'd appreciated any and all constructive criticism. All pics are pretty heavily cropped and I did a little extra processing in Lightroom 5.7  IMG_8241.jpg by john.sanfillippo, on Flickr2.  IMG_8242.jpg by john.sanfillippo, on Flickr3.  IMG_8243.jpg by john.sanfillippo, on Flickr4.  IMG_8244.jpg by john.sanfillippo, on FlickrI'd like to display my exif data, can someone point me in the right direction on how to do that. Thanks for looking.
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Jan 19, 2015 16:19 | #1992 I was there yesterday.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Equipment List: Canon 5D MarkIII, Canon 7D MKII, Canon 15-85, Canon 24-105 f4 L, Canon 100mm F2.8 L Macro, Canon 100-400 f5.6L II, Canon 430EX II Flash,
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Jan 19, 2015 16:33 | #1993 Here are some I took last Friday.         http://www.buddywoodsphoto.com
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JohnKS Member 73 posts Likes: 28 Joined Jan 2014 Location: Hoffman Estates, Il More info Post edited over 7 years ago by JohnKS. (2 edits in all) | Jan 19, 2015 16:34 | #1994 A few more from this last Friday.  IMG_8966.jpg by john.sanfillippo, on Flickr2.  IMG_9026.jpg by john.sanfillippo, on Flickr3.  IMG_9114.jpg by john.sanfillippo, on Flickr4.  IMG_9052.jpg by john.sanfillippo, on Flickr5.  IMG_9127.jpg by john.sanfillippo, on Flickr
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dgrPhotos Cream of the Crop More info | Jan 20, 2015 06:37 | #1995 Great shots all. I never get tried of shooting or looking at pics of eagles.
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