I'll go by Nalu here, one of my old favorite dogs. I have been watching this forum for about a month now and come to find that looking at all of your photos and comments is my first thing to do for the day. I'd call myself an avid amateur enjoying the works of Ansel Adams and Edward Weston in my younger years. So B&W landscapes with with the F32 club in mind is a favorite, but also enjoy trying to capture the birds. Of coarse, with digital I am not afraid to do color. Hardware: Canon D6 with Canon f 1.4 24 mm, Sega F1.4 50mm, Canon F2.8 24 to 70, Canon 2.8 70-200, and Canon 4.5 100-400, all along with and old Pentax digital spot meter. Here are a couple of shots to start. Hope you enjoy and appreciate any comments or suggestions.

I agree! I was recently down at the Sonora Desert Museum taking some shots at the Raptor demonstration and had some cameras around me which were faster than my 6D which caused me some envy, however I got some shots that I am very pleased with which I will share. Thank you for the inspiration to try to get back into chasing some birds.

Regis, Love this one as well. I recently purchased a 6D and love the results. I wonder however whether having something faster like a 7D might have some advantages. I guess it would be a swap, speed for quality. Thoughts?

Hi Regis, Nalu here. Again, a great collection of eagles, Of all you have posted, I think I like the first shot here the best so far. Technically and from a behavior perspective. Wonderful stuff.

I am sure no one is getting bored looking at all of you eagle shots. Another wonderful one. Thanks for sharing.

I'm still impressed with the level of detail you are getting without mechanical support with this length of lens at a relatively slow shutter speed (at least from my perspective). It really must be fun having these great birds in your back yard. I used to try a lot of bird stuff, however have always been frustrated with the results. You inspire me to go out and try it again. Grate work.

I'm really impressed now!!!!! Great images, beautiful birds. Full sunlight? Holding the detail in the highlights of the adult's head is wonderful. Looks like the light might have been a little diffused. Slightly overcast sky?

Nice and sharp. Hand held of tripod?

Very, very nice. Suggestion?; try cropping it.

I am also an old fan of the zone system when I was using film but had not really tried it with Digital until I recently bought a new Canon D6 to upgrade from my old D-5. I was reading some forums about this and decided to drag out my old Pentax spot meter and meter the highlights of the subject placing them on zone 7. The images seem a little washed out when first viewed, but with some adjustments with curves can bring down the darks to what I perceive as zone 2 or 1 if I like. The goal here is to not blow out the highlights during the exposure and adjust for the blacks later. I am new to this with digital. For you pros out there, does this make sense. Any additional suggestions would be appreciated.