Anna I a friend is looking for you

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Anna I a friend is looking for you.
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Occasional, I send my granddaughter bird photograph to get her reaction. This one titled Anna a friend is looking for you, gandered this response , I like the photo! Tell the bird to stop by, he can find me here.
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The two year old Bald Eagle was photographed at the Essex River View Cemetery, in Essex, CT., on March 22, 2021. The Eagle was being chased around the inlet by a Great Black-backed Gull. I guess the Gull was trying to protect 4 other Gull that were resting in the inlet.
Thank you for stopping by.
Peter

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Technical Details

Is this a composite: No
Canon 7Dll, Sigma 150-600mm, at 562mm, F6.3, 1/1250, -.3EV, ISO 400. The shot is hand-held
and cropped in Dxo PhotoLab 4 by 50% into a 16 by 9 frame. I reduce the highlights increased the exposure and vibrancy.

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Cool, image and a neat story, Peter.

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Hi Peter, nice in flight pose with a unique background. I like the subject placement in the frame as well.

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Nice capture, Peter. Good sharpness and detail on the bird. I enjoyed the story, too.

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A nice flying pose and I like seeing it against the woody background.

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A great catch! I’d consider removing the diagonal branch in the LL. I think Topaz DeNoise could take this over the top.

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I like the pose of the bird, especially the wing position. But the IQ could be better, and the BG–for me–is a bit busy and bright.

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Thank you everyone for the comments. I have reposted the shot with a little work on the branch, noise and brought down the exposure on the barcground.
Peter

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Hi Peter,

Repost is an improvement and the eagle stands out much more from the BG. Wonderful story too. Well done…Jim

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Wonderful pose and color scheme in the image, the re-post is better, but the original branch didn’t bother me really though. I would suggest de-noising the BG a bit to make it even better :slight_smile: ! Cheers, Hans