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Bald Eagle

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Bald Eagle

Postby john on Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:23 pm

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40D 500 1.4X ??
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Postby G.Smith on Thu Nov 05, 2009 2:09 pm

very nice John!
sweet pose and great eye contact! Beautiful BG also - perhaps a little NR would help?
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Postby E.J. Peiker on Thu Nov 05, 2009 2:29 pm

Beautiful shot. i like the trees encroaching into the bottom right a lot.
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Postby Eduardo on Thu Nov 05, 2009 2:37 pm

A beautiful image John, love that BG!

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Postby Bruce DiVaccaro on Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:35 pm

John,

The flight pose and the setting make this a wonderful shot. Excellent work.
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Postby Karl Egressy on Thu Nov 05, 2009 4:26 pm

Lovely shot, John. The frost covered tree tops at the bottom right hand corner is a great touch.
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Postby Goshawkjv on Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:01 pm

Like this too, and the trees on the right.. the whole image gives a sense of frost and cold..
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Postby robateau on Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:07 am

Love the background and pose.
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Re: Bald Eagle

Postby Ron Day on Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:33 am

Great composition with the arched wings, and beautiful surroundings! Very nice!
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Postby Christopher Dodds on Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:19 am

Love the image. Is that frost on the trees that enter the frame from the right? - Nice touch.
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Postby john on Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:13 am

Christopher Dodds wrote:Love the image. Is that frost on the trees that enter the frame from the right? - Nice touch.


Yup...hoar frost
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