Heres my sea eagle

gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
edited May 25, 2005 in Wildlife
A pair sit & eat their mullet in front of my place every day ...juuust as soon as the shadow of a building moves over it.

I had to murder the shot in processing to show it up.

I now take my hat off & bow to BIF shooters though...ive always thought "whats the big deal here.." you simply aim at the bird & shoot but i just worked out just how hard it is to do. Just keeping it in the lens is hard enough for me.



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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2005
    Here they are at the dinner table..tonight its mullet...again.

    Bad shot i know but its my 1st of them together.
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2005
    I've always felt that the one of the best things about being into photography, is that it makes us really look at things ALL THE TIME !! thumb.gif

    I'll bet plenty go by and don't even notice your birds :cry

    BIFs hard NO ....:D what gave you that idea :lol4
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2005
    Hey Gus,

    That's apretty good BIF shot and you handled a difficult exposure (that white head) very well. Welcome to the wonderful world of BIFs. clap.gif
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2005
    bfjr wrote:
    I've always felt that the one of the best things about being into photography, is that it makes us really look at things ALL THE TIME !! thumb.gif

    I'll bet plenty go by and don't even notice your birds :cry

    BIFs hard NO ....:D what gave you that idea :lol4
    Yep....worst thing is that i work in between (3 feet gap) of live powerlines all day long & you really have to not let the 'photography brain' take over until 4pm. My mind wanders during a good movie let alone when im bored.
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Hey Gus,

    That's apretty good BIF shot and you handled a difficult exposure (that white head) very well. Welcome to the wonderful world of BIFs. clap.gif
    Thanks harry...this is going to take some practice.
  • therootheroo Registered Users Posts: 53 Big grins
    edited May 23, 2005
    Beautiful, Wonderful shot
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  • Aussie_blueyAussie_bluey Registered Users Posts: 593 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2005
    Very nice shots, of two lovely Birds.

    Tim clap.gif
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2005
    Thanks AB & roo...the sun beats me home every day to shoot them on the post with light on them. Will have to do better on a week-end.
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited May 24, 2005
    Humungus wrote:
    Here they are at the dinner table..tonight its mullet...again.

    Bad shot i know but its my 1st of them together.
    22822120-M.jpg
    Glad to see you enjoying the 400 long glass, 'gus! And I agree, BIFs can be harder than they look sometimes to get the exposure, focus, and composition right as they fly by at 30 miles per hour.

    It may be just me, but I think the water behind the eagles is in sharper focus than the birds. Possible??? What percentage fo a 20D sensor area is this image? Many of my birds are less than 1/3 or 1/4 of a sensor area sometimes.
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  • MuskyDudeMuskyDude Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2005
    Hey that first one's great Gus! thumb.gif I'll look forward then for more to follow...



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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,950 moderator
    edited May 24, 2005
    'Gus...the birds are calling...it's 0630 and you must go shooting :)

    Nice bif there!

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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited May 24, 2005
    Good ones Gus thumb.gifthumb.gif


    I've been waiting for these pics....lol Glad you were finally able to get some, no matter what kind of lighting you were forced to shoot them in clap.gif

    I agree with PF on the second shot. It looks like the more contrasty water sucked your focus point away from your subjects ne_nau.gif That happens.

    When shooting against a contrasy background, sometimes I find that focusing on something equidistant to my subjects (like the piling they are sitting on) or laying the focus point under the subject (at least the center point seems to extend upward quite a bit from what you see it as in the VF) helps ensure that I get a focus on what I want. In this case I'd lay it on the body of one of those birds or the piling. You'll still miss some, but I find that it cuts down on mis-focuses substantially :D \

    Thanks for sharing mate,
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2005
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    When shooting against a contrasy background, sometimes I find that focusing on something equidistant to my subjects (like the piling they are sitting on) or laying the focus point under the subject
    Thanks everyone...as bad as the shots are...they are still my local pets.

    I did that (focus on something the same distance) as they sit next to a giant sign...but still missed it.

    Gus
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