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Mar 01, 2010 20:52 | #1

This guy surprised the you know what out of me! I was shooting waders and other slow moving stuff when I spotted this Bald Eagle heading right for me! These were the 2 best out of 4. Exposures were worked in LR and heavily cropped. Thanks for looking! Any advice from any of you Eagle gods will be most appreciated! The wing was clipped in the second shot in the original.

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Mar 01, 2010 21:00 | #2

Hey Chris when Shooting In-Flight you almost need to setup for them. I found Use of Manual very useful and F 7.1 and SS 1/1250 and ISO 400 to Get pretty good starting point and Watch Histogram for final settings!!

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Mar 01, 2010 21:03 | #3

I really like the detail and color in the second picture.

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Mar 02, 2010 06:33 | #4

Nice BIF shots.

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Mar 02, 2010 07:32 | #5

Nice, I saw one on Bunche Beach in the sand just sitting there. But I could never
get close enough to get a decent shot.
congratulations!

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Mar 02, 2010 07:50 | #6

Congrats Chris!!

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Mar 02, 2010 08:50 | #7

sugarzebra wrote in post #9712627

Congrats Chris!!

Thanks!

Garry Gibson wrote in post #9712552

Nice, I saw one on Bunche Beach in the sand just sitting there. But I could never
get close enough to get a decent shot.
congratulations!

It was quite a morning at Bunche Garry, lots of Osprey too. Pics coming.

hTr wrote in post #9710432

Thanks for the pointer Gary. I usually check the histogram for blown whites, any other tips on histograms?

cromus wrote in post #9710446

I really like the detail and color in the second picture.

Thanks!

Cyclop wrote in post #9712372

Nice BIF shots.

Thanks!

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Mar 02, 2010 09:17 | #8

Looks like he/she is making a few improvements to the nest for this year. Good catch on the pictures.

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Mar 02, 2010 09:33 | #9

Very nice Chris, that's some long twig he has, gives an idea of the size of the nest.

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Mar 02, 2010 10:51 | #10

second shot is killer! Any idea where the nest is?

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