Eagle action sequence, 7 images
Mar 3, 2017 14:34:30 #
I don't care what the conditions were! They Are Awesome. Wow, I only wish!!! Nice Job.
Mar 3, 2017 14:36:36 #
SQUIRL033 wrote:
Went down to my trusty "bird park" on Tu... (show quote)
Congratulations! I think they are great shots; if you didn't mention the distance and lighting, I don't think anyone would notice, your focus is dead on!
Mar 3, 2017 16:45:22 #
cmc65 wrote:
This is the stuff of dreams😊Glad you stayed put. Thx
Your kidding, aren't you? These are just awesome!!! They look clean to me and the lighting is just fine :-)
Mar 3, 2017 17:03:34 #
Mar 3, 2017 17:33:07 #
Mar 3, 2017 18:07:11 #
Absolutely spot-on focus, which can be the difference with BIFs. You obviously have experience. Nailed it!
Mar 3, 2017 18:33:16 #
Mar 3, 2017 19:16:22 #
[quote=SQUIRL033]Went down to my trusty "bird park" on Tuesday, just for something different. It was sunny when I left home, but about 20 minutes after I got to the park, the clouds rolled in, and the light pretty much went to crap. I stuck around anyway, mostly because I didn't have anything better to do, and after a while, I spotted two cormorants about a hundred yards out in the bay squabbling over a catfish one of them had caught. There was a bit of commotion as they argued over the fish, when suddenly an eagle swooped in and settled the argument by sending the cormorants into panic dives to escape. The one with the fish apparently dropped it, because the eagle scooped it up and took off across the bay, eventually flying up to its favorite dining spot on the "osprey tower" to eat its ill-gotten meal... The light was crap, and the action was a long way off, so these aren't as clean and bright as I'd like, but a sequence like this doesn't come along every day, and around here this time of year, I'll take what I can get!!
Fantastic shots!
;-)
Fantastic shots!
;-)
Mar 3, 2017 20:13:40 #
Great catch, although the eagle got the best catch.
I particularly liked the drama of the darker image. Very nice!
I particularly liked the drama of the darker image. Very nice!
Mar 3, 2017 20:35:53 #
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Mar 3, 2017 22:16:52 #
These are really very good shots, Rocky! I love them and the story behind them!
Mar 3, 2017 22:43:29 #
vooda
Loc: Bribie Island,QLD,Australia
Awesome set..Well done.. Do you shoot in RAW ?.. Do you post process with Photoshop and Topaz ?.. Some minor post processing with PS & Topaz and closer cropping would, IMHO, make this set "More Awesome than Awesome" regards...JC
Mar 4, 2017 02:43:29 #
Thanks, everyone!
Vooda, I shoot JPEG. Have tried RAW, and found it really doesn't give me much I can't get simply by having the camera set right to begin with (I'm an old film guy...
) and cleaning up a bit with Photoshop and NeatImage. I have the full suite of Topaz filters, but find that aside from some special effects now and then, I don't use them much.
Vooda, I shoot JPEG. Have tried RAW, and found it really doesn't give me much I can't get simply by having the camera set right to begin with (I'm an old film guy...
) and cleaning up a bit with Photoshop and NeatImage. I have the full suite of Topaz filters, but find that aside from some special effects now and then, I don't use them much.Mar 4, 2017 08:08:20 #
asicit
Loc: New Hampshire
Great shots on the "fly". As you said not an opportunity you get every day. I enjoyed them very nice!
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