leicamann Posted March 9, 2012 Share #1  Posted March 9, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Haliaeetus leucocephalus/ Bald Eagle/ American Bald Eagle...etc  Tech; R9+DMR+560mm Telyt-R F6.8 mit shoulder stock und monopod.   Thanks for looking.   Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Hi leicamann, Take a look here Haliaeetus leucocephalus. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
k-hawinkler Posted March 9, 2012 Share #2 Â Posted March 9, 2012 Impressive! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allamande Posted March 9, 2012 Share #3 Â Posted March 9, 2012 As regal as it gets! Outstanding. Â Ece Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 9, 2012 Share #4 Â Posted March 9, 2012 John - Â Lovely. I'll look again from home on a better monitor to fully appreciate this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted March 9, 2012 Share #5 Â Posted March 9, 2012 John, Â Stunning and superlative. As good as it gets. Â Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iduna Posted March 10, 2012 Share #6 Â Posted March 10, 2012 John, Â admirable and majestic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 11, 2012 Share #7 Â Posted March 11, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) John - Â I think it might be even stronger with very slight, iterative increases of shadow and highligh sliders, and then some sharpening of the head. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share #8 Â Posted March 11, 2012 Thanks everyone for your comments. Â Â Stuart, its in RAW..so ANY outcome is possible, the idea in the exposure was to avoid clipping. The eagle is the most difficult because of the white head and dark body, on bright days..you will automatically clip the highlights, on overcast the body. My take on the head is that because the angle of the lens in relation to eagle, the head would fall just slightly outside the focal plane..so again you are left with 2 impossibles.....body out of the focal plane, head in focal plane.....my solution to eagles because this scenario happens about 80% of the time is to use the tree fallers "giraffe". that will give you about 20 to 25 ft at an almost parallel angle . I'll try again tomorrow with some fresh shots..the farm down the road has 5 juveniles on a smaller tree , lower angle..we also have some flat on the fields, but that would mean slogging in the slew for 1/2 mile, then popping over the edge to get the shot, requiring some serious bushcraft. Â Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildlightphoto Posted March 12, 2012 Share #9 Â Posted March 12, 2012 The 560mm f/6.8 Telyt has a curved field so you might be able to take advantage of this by placing the bird's head in the center of the image area. Since at this angle the bird's body is closer to the lens it will coincide with the curved field. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Jackson Posted March 12, 2012 Share #10 Â Posted March 12, 2012 I have seen many of these magnificent birds in B.C. This is a very well shot photo. You're right about the exposure on sunny days. Also, the explanation of your approach to photographing the Eagles, is very interesting and informative. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share #11  Posted March 12, 2012 The 560mm f/6.8 Telyt has a curved field so you might be able to take advantage of this by placing the bird's head in the center of the image area. Since at this angle the bird's body is closer to the lens it will coincide with the curved field. Excellent insight and suggestion..thanks Doug  Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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