# Bald Eagles

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bald-eagles/52736>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [October 27, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bald-eagles/52736 "2026-10-27T00:54:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bald-eagles/52736/1 "2026-10-27T00:54:42Z")

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![Original - Bald Eagle 48.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/d/2/d26694caa05ab875556db36eb42e5019c43f7b3b.jpeg)

 ![Additional image 1](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/0/c/0c6709728a3484801ac80ff86153a693ca2859ef.jpeg)

 ![Additional image 2](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/1/7/17460c4bd8f7a78e3d5b4a4900dcdc893451338e.jpeg)

 ![Additional image 3](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/9/a/9a99b499080b2dee035107df74e0eed8b9c30f2b.jpeg)

**Critique Style:** Standard

The photographer is looking for thoughtful feedback on the image as a whole, especially around the areas noted below.

**Feedback Focus:** Artistic + Technical

### About This Image

I just returned from a trip to Reelfoot Lake, a swamp in northwest Tennessee. We saw a few bald eagles at a distance that I am sharing here. The first two images are take off shots and the third and fourth are in cypress trees with a bit of fall color.

### Feedback Requested

I kept the birds small in the frame for composition and the fairly far distance of these shots to the birds.  
How effective are these in showing flight (first two) and perhaps habitat (second two)?

### Technical Details

**Image 1**  
Camera: Canon EOS R7  
Lens: RF200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM  
Focal length: 800mm  
Shutter speed: 1/5000s  
Aperture: f/9  
ISO: 2500

**Image 2**  
Camera: Canon EOS R7  
Lens: RF200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM  
Focal length: 800mm  
Shutter speed: 1/5000s  
Aperture: f/9  
ISO: 2500

**Image 3**  
Camera: Canon EOS R7  
Lens: RF200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM  
Focal length: 800mm  
Shutter speed: 1/6400s  
Aperture: f/9  
ISO: 1600

**Image 4**  
Camera: Canon EOS R7  
Lens: RF200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM  
Focal length: 800mm  
Shutter speed: 1/6400s  
Aperture: f/9  
ISO: 1600