Bald Eagle Couple

Image Critiques
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Bald Eagle Couple NPN.jpg
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Self Critique

This is a mating couple of Bald Eagles that I photograph frequently. Does the second eagle add depth or distraction ?

Creative direction

Love the early morning light, wing reflection on itself and the body positioning.

I think two eagles in a frame is something rarely seen in a flight image. At least for me.

Specific Feedback

Does the second eagle in the frame work ?

Technical Details

Nikon Z8 Nikon 180-600
1/3200 F8 ISO 1250

Description

This mating couple are always together. In the tree or in the air. I would like to say I planned the frame but a pure coincidence is the truth. The light was perfect that morning as they looked for fish in the pond below.

Very lucky to get numerous poses and looks that morning.

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Hi Andrew. A very nice shot. I’d say more distraction than depth in this case. It’s so hard to get a feeling of depth with nothing but blue sky! If there was some evidence of interaction between the birds, I think this would be far more effective. As it is, they don’t even seem aware of one another. Since these are regularly available subjects, I wonder if you could do two quick shots in succession with focus on one, then the other and merge them? I have no idea if it would work or look weird, but it might be fun to try it.

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A really nice look at the in-focus eagle, Andrew. I agree it’s hard to get two eagles in the same frame and I think the OOF eagle helps in the sense of adding an element to an otherwise monotonous blue sky, but it’d be nice if it were sharper.