# Bald Eagle

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bald-eagle/13985>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [May 18, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bald-eagle/13985 "2020-05-18T21:42:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Dave\_Douglass](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dave_douglass/32/5332_2.png) [@Dave\_Douglass](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dave_Douglass)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bald-eagle/13985/1 "2020-05-18T21:42:19Z")

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![BALD](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/8/5/85848985d052a2e788d4c2172b63b7feb3941cc5.jpeg)

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I was going thru and organizing my photo files this morning and I came across this shot I got a while back of one of our recurring adult Bald Eagles that nest at our local lake every year. Always fun to go out on a boat hunting for them. D500, Nikon 200-500 lens, hand held, 1/2500th, f 7.1, 500mm, ISO 1100, AI Clear

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Ali](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_ali/32/30047_2.png) [@Mark\_Ali](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Ali)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bald-eagle/13985/2 "2020-05-19T00:01:19Z")

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Gorgeous shot Dave! Great sharpness, nice framing from the branches, a beautiful blue sky, and the eagle is posed perfectly. I don’t have anything substantial to suggest here, unless maybe you wanted to crop a little of the sky on the right to make the eagle slightly off-center in the frame. But it’s also great as it is. Well done!

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bald-eagle/13985/3 "2020-05-19T01:50:07Z")

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Nice detail and pose, Dave. It’s interesting that the sky looks overly blue if anything, yet the eagle looks a bit washed out. I don’t know if that’s processing or what. Do you keep a polarizing filter in your long lens?

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**Author:** ![Lyle\_Gruby](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@Lyle\_Gruby](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Lyle_Gruby)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bald-eagle/13985/4 "2020-05-19T15:48:23Z")

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Eagle is sharp, and I like that it’s looking down and making good eye contact. I also like the perch. I agree with Dennis that you need some contrast. I see some noise on the bird’s left wing. I’d assume the shot was underexposed, perhaps causing both issues?