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Re: The Eagle Has Landed

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:15 pm
by shelbydanieldotsmugmugdot
Wingman wrote:Thanks for the tips, but I don't have PS. That photo was one of the best of several dozen and I really wasn't satisfied with it. Zoom lens, no tripod and moving target. Very difficult to get it sharp and the white head was really blowing out the photo in the sun.

How in the world do you take good, sharp photos w/o a tripod while folowing a moving target?


No doubt thats a tough shot, but you did great considering the conditions. White head on a dark body in semi-harsh light, not easy.

You just need a 600 F4 L IS with a gimbal head on a tripod :)

Thats only a $7000 setup (just the lens and gimbal head).

~Shelby

Re: The Eagle Has Landed

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 8:53 am
by Wingman
It's been about 6 weeks since I took the first photos in this thread of the she-eagle sitting on her cypress-top nest.

Looks like this dude is about ready to fly the coop. There were 2 babies fledged from this nest in 2007, but I only saw one 2008 fledgling yesterday.

eagle 3.jpg

Re: The Eagle Has Landed

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 10:13 am
by XDSSCOUTSWIFE
Great Photos...I love eagles... :D