Bald Eagle(s)

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Bald Eagle 35.jpg
Bald Eagle 35.jpg1800Ă—1200 1.6 MB

Bald Eagle 36.jpg
Bald Eagle 36.jpg1600Ă—1200 1.91 MB

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Description

Saw these bald eagles in the Fall colors at Reelfoot Lake this past weekend.

Specific Feedback

I took out a large branch between the two eagles in the first image. How does it look to you?

Technical Details

Canon R7, Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary
first image: ISO 2500, f7.1, 1/500s, handheld
second image: ISO 800, f7.1, 1/6400s, handheld

Processed in DXO PureRaw 3 and Photoshop.

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Another couple of fine eagle images, Allen. I particularly like the first, mainly because I love the background. You might want to give the eagles in that one just a bit more pop using whatever technique you prefer to make them stand out from the background just a bit more.

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The eagles in both images show excellent detail. I would agree with Dennis about the first image. The light and colors draw me into the image.

4

Great to get two in the same frame! Both of these are really nice catches, good poses, sharp, very complimentary BG.
I agree about trying to “pop” the eagles a bit more. My simple technique for well-defined subjects is to lasso the subject and then inverse, then reduce the brightness. Sometimes I’ll invert back to the subject and brighten it a bit.
Occasionally, a bit of fine-tuning is needed.

5

I sure am enjoying your eagle pictures, Allen. That must have been an enjoyable outing. I can’t think of anything to add to improve the shots.

6

These are excellent Allen. I love the two in the first image with the great BG and environs.