My first eagle
Apr 20, 2020 19:29:36 #
asicit
Loc: New Hampshire
Congrats on your first eagle you did well to get focus through those branches. Hope to see more
Apr 20, 2020 19:39:13 #
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Apr 20, 2020 22:50:33 #
coj
Loc: NJ, USA
odujim wrote:
Nicely done! There is an eagle's nest in a high tension tower by the Raritan River about 3 miles from my house in Flemington NJ.
This eagle is from that nest, I guess we live close to each other!!
Apr 20, 2020 22:59:57 #
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Apr 20, 2020 23:02:11 #
coj
Loc: NJ, USA
rmm0605 wrote:
Very nice shots--congratulations on your first eagle!
Thanks a lot, not a common sight here.
Apr 20, 2020 23:03:09 #
Apr 20, 2020 23:11:46 #
coj
Loc: NJ, USA
jimvanells wrote:
Glad you had the opportunity to see those magnificant birds in real life. Great work on getting the eagle through the brush.
Thanks! My wife spotted the eagle, and I looked at all the sticks and said...aw hell, I'm never getting this one but it worked out.
Apr 20, 2020 23:12:42 #
Apr 20, 2020 23:14:24 #
coj
Loc: NJ, USA
hettmoe wrote:
You should feel real good about yourself! Nice captures!
I do, I really do, thank you!!
Apr 20, 2020 23:22:14 #
coj
Loc: NJ, USA
MadMikeOne wrote:
Excellent set! You managed to get your focus on the most important element - the eye. I still remember the thrill of my first eagle shot about 4 years ago. Where in Central Jersey are you located? Just curious as I was born and raised up your way. Miss my cousins and old friends, but the congestion - not so much.
Thank you so much, it certainly is a thrill. I am in southern Somerset County, close to the Hunterdon County border. If you can find Flemington on a map, that's pretty close. There isn't too much congestion here, around 25 minutes to the Delaware River / Pennsylvania border.
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Apr 20, 2020 23:29:40 #
coj
Loc: NJ, USA
imagemeister wrote:
These are quite good - especially for the circumstance ! You were very focus and light challenged here. This is a very good situation to be manually focusing and to be on a monopod or tripod.
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Hi - I was shooting freehand at first, but the big 200 - 500mm Nikon lens gets heavy quickly, so I switched to using my tripod, it's much better, thanks.
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