Reconvic Loc: clermont Fl

Thank all that have been given me advice on how to get sharper images. "you lens can only do so much" and given proper technique you need to get "MUCH CLOSER" As luck would have it the very next day....BINGO"!
I drive up on a mature female with a bunch of vultures and an extremely handsome juvenile flies in!
(sound like an X Rated movie?) How can I improve? comments please...thank you

female Bald Eagle

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a very handsome juvie

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fluff dried

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here I come to save the day!

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taking off

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(with alter ego?)

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imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

This was certainly a great opportunity ! .....with great poses. The focus on the head and eye could be better. I get the impression that it is trying to front focus - slightly - and that I would try moving the focus point back - slightly in focus adjustment.

The details in the white head are blown out on some - a function of exposure and PP and noise is showing on one significantly. (ISO and crop ?)....

Now, tell me where you go so I can follow !......

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Reconvic Loc: clermont Fl

Thanks for your critique...yes struggling with white birds and eagles...the light was coming in slightly from the left.

swartfort Loc: Evansville, IN

Wow those are great captures. Yes, almost every image can be critiqued and pixel peeped. Seldom can enthusiasts capture "perfect" wildlife images. How do you improve? Well, keep practicing. I have a couple of MINOR thoughts that you might play with:

1) When I KNOW (I realize this is wildlife/BIF photography here) that I will be shooting birds with significant white plumage, I usually set my EC to -0.7 to help eliminate some of the blown out whites.

2) When selecting images to share, I usually discard wildlife images that have man-made structures etc. in the background. Unless there is something super unique in the capture of the subject, a "busy, non natural" background is a killer for me. (hard to keep that eagle from flying in front of the fence though, right??)

For me, practice, practice, practice is the key. I have found myself of late sitting at a local urban "duck pond" practicing on the common Mallards and Canada geese. I personal find these subjects rather boring, but by using them for practice with my BIF photography, I am discovering that when I have the time to find, or come across what I find to be more interesting subject matter, I am better prepared and get better results when the results matter most to me. Remember, pixels are free, and EXIF data is one of the best learning tools we have in digital photography.

Keep shooting and learning. NEVER a perfect shot, but always better.....

crafterwantabe Loc: Mn

Great pictures

Reconvic Loc: clermont Fl

thank you...yep, didn't like the mowed grass and fence but....

Reconvic Loc: clermont Fl

Thank you

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

Excellent set, Vic!

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Well done captures.

JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles

Excellent photos!