Juvie bald eagle c and c please

taken while sitting on the lake in a pontoon boat - handheld, cropped and resized only.

HOSTED PHOTO
please log in to view hosted photos in full size.

Not too bad. Did you have any harsh lighting to deal with?

The lighting was pretty good, he was facing a setting sun. I just wish I didn't lose so much quality by sizing to post here, I must be missing something.

Is this any better? I need to figure out how to do this. I usually don't do any PP. I tried to sharpen it up a bit since it loses so much in posting.

HOSTED PHOTO
please log in to view hosted photos in full size.

That dark yellow cast definitely demonstrates the last traces of sunlight. It world extremely well with some photos but usually oversaturates in my own shots. I usually have a higher saturation setting out of camera though, so when the sun gets really low I lower the contrast a touch. However, I really like the effect in this shot as it tends to blend the eagle pre-flight pose into the branches and results in a statue-like effect. Great shot!