20D_Newbie Senior Member 643 posts Joined Oct 2005 Location: Memphis, TN More info | Jun 19, 2008 16:13 | #1 I am ashamed to post pictures of such poor quality but I would like some help verifying that this is a Golden Eagle. These were taken last week in Yellowstone National Park. I used my 300mm F4L IS with 1.4x hand held and these are awful 100% crops. He/She stayed a long way away.   Canon EOS 7D with BG-E7 battery grip, EOS 40D with BG-E2 battery grip, Canon 20D, Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS, Canon EF 24-70mm F2.8[COLOR=#ff0000]L, EF 300mm F4L IS, EF 400mm F5.6L, EF-S 17-40mm F4.0L, Canon Speedlite 580EX
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T.D. Moderator  More info | Jun 19, 2008 20:23 | #2 Definitely not a golden eagle.
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gburwash Member  124 posts Likes: 44 Joined Jan 2007 Location: Edmonton, Canada More info | Jun 19, 2008 21:15 | #3 yeap, Dark morph Swainson's looks about right 90D + R5
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Jun 19, 2008 22:49 | #4 Oops!!! I am even more embarrassed about thinking it was an eagle than I am over the quality of the pictures. Canon EOS 7D with BG-E7 battery grip, EOS 40D with BG-E2 battery grip, Canon 20D, Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS, Canon EF 24-70mm F2.8[COLOR=#ff0000]L, EF 300mm F4L IS, EF 400mm F5.6L, EF-S 17-40mm F4.0L, Canon Speedlite 580EX
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Normcar21 Goldmember 1,143 posts Joined Nov 2004 Location: Canada More info | Jun 20, 2008 00:16 | #5 Great focus on the second shot, even though the bird is facing away from you. You caught the "bird" against a really busy background, and that's tough. Nice job Mark II and III; 17-40L; 24-70L; 50/1.8; 85/1.2L; 70-200/2.8L IS; 200/1.8L; 100-400L IS; Sigma 50-500; 1.4x, 2x extenders.
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kenyc Cream of the Crop  More info | Jun 20, 2008 05:53 | #6 gburwash wrote in post #5756040  yeap, Dark morph Swainson's looks about right Yeah, I'd guess that myself. Kenny A. Chaffin
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Mike55 Goldmember  4,206 posts Likes: 9 Joined Jun 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinois More info | Jun 21, 2008 00:13 | #7 20D_Newbie wrote in post #5754279 I am ashamed to post pictures of such poor quality but I would like some help verifying that this is a Golden Eagle. These were taken last week in Yellowstone National Park. I used my 300mm F4L IS with 1.4x hand held and these are awful 100% crops. He/She stayed a long way away. amaing captues, but I have to ask - are you using a UV filter on your 300? I've seen these kinds of distortions before and they are all traced back to a UV. 6D | 70D | 24-105 L IS | 17-40 L | 300 F4 L IS | 50 1.8 II | 1.4x II | LR5 | HV30 | bug spray | wilderness
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Normcar21 Goldmember 1,143 posts Joined Nov 2004 Location: Canada More info | Jun 21, 2008 00:16 | #8 Great job with these shots and you certainly shouldn't be ashamed in any way. There are some really credible things happening with these shots, especially with the last one with the bird banking on the tree background. You kept focus on that shot and that is impressive. Mark II and III; 17-40L; 24-70L; 50/1.8; 85/1.2L; 70-200/2.8L IS; 200/1.8L; 100-400L IS; Sigma 50-500; 1.4x, 2x extenders.
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Jun 21, 2008 06:34 | #9 Mike55 wrote in post #5762758 amaing captues, but I have to ask - are you using a UV filter on your 300? I've seen these kinds of distortions before and they are all traced back to a UV.
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Mike55 Goldmember 4,206 posts Likes: 9 Joined Jun 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinois More info | Jun 21, 2008 16:48 | #10 20D_Newbie wrote in post #5763580 Thanks for the comments everyone. No filter, just a 1.4x TC. I am not sure why the images look like this. I have other shots with the 300 and 1.4x that are very sharp. I just assumed it was due to the heavy crop. Could be. Really cool capture. That's a massive hawk. It really does look like a golden eagle in the first shot. Yellowstone is pretty amazing. 6D | 70D | 24-105 L IS | 17-40 L | 300 F4 L IS | 50 1.8 II | 1.4x II | LR5 | HV30 | bug spray | wilderness
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