Cock-A-Doodle-Do!

thapamd

I debated putting this in the wildlife forum. However, I really love the sky in this shot and since I'm a landscape photographer at heart, I ultimately decided to post it here. Enjoy!

CWSkopec

:jawdrop

WOW!! You're right to love that sky, Mahesh!
I'd say with an image this gorgeous, you could put it in the Wedding forum and no one would complain!

Eia

Was this at sunrise or sunset and on one of your hikes? This is beautiful!!!!!

Nyte

Wonderful image, thapamd!

That sky's a super background for the bird.

Grizzle6

Wow. Very engaging shot. Love the dramatic PP on this!

thapamd

CWSkopec wrote:

:jawdrop

WOW!! You're right to love that sky, Mahesh!
I'd say with an image this gorgeous, you could put it in the Wedding forum and no one would complain!

Thanks, Chris! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

thapamd

Eia wrote:

Was this at sunrise or sunset and on one of your hikes? This is beautiful!!!!!

Thanks, Eia! This was at sunrise and on one of my hikes (in Alaska)

schmoo

Nice catch! Agreed, that hue in the sky is just out of this world

thapamd

Nyte wrote:

Wonderful image, thapamd!

That sky's a super background for the bird.

Thanks, Nyte! I have plenty of eagle shots, but few with a background like this. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

thapamd

Grizzle6 wrote:

Wow. Very engaging shot. Love the dramatic PP on this!

Thanks Adam! The PP was pretty easy...a little curves adjustment and some fill-light and voila!

Awais Yaqub

Even eagle is screaming "Don't post me in Landscapes"

Oh man Eagle is my favorite bird.... great photo

thapamd

schmoo wrote:

Nice catch! Agreed, that hue in the sky is just out of this world

Thanks, Schmoo! Every so often we see beautiful purples in the sky...not so often is there also an eagle perched in the FG with it's mouth opens.

thapamd

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Even eagle is screaming "Don't post me in Landscapes"

Oh man Eagle is my favorite bird.... great photo

Thanks, Awais! I think the eagle was saying...hurry up and take the picture already, while the light is still good!

ront

But it's not a chicken:). Great capture Mahesh. I love Eagles. They are such a majestic bird that demand attention.

Ron

thapamd

ront wrote:

But it's not a chicken:). Great capture Mahesh. I love Eagles. They are such a majestic bird that demand attention.

Ron

Thanks, Ron!
In Alaska, these are the chicken. Plus it was shot at sunrise, so the title seemed appropriate.

coscorrosa

That's one of the most awesome eagle portraits I've seen. If I saw light like that I would be scrambling to find a good landscape, but it really elevates this shot that much more. Excellent detail and pose as well. Next time you're up in Alasaka shooting the eagles let me know!

boblu262

Stunning, Mahesh! Just stunning!

Tee Why

Nice color on the background sky and nice expression from the eagle too.

Only thing I'd suggest is cropping a touch off the top and the left so it's a touch tighter and the bird is more off center.

It's a nice shot.

boblu262

Just want to add ... I'm also glad you posted it in Landscape. Its my first stop on D-Grin. I'd hate to have to dig into other forums to find your great work :-)

dseidman

Awesome! Shots like this make me really want to try photographing wildlife more often.

thapamd

coscorrosa wrote:

That's one of the most awesome eagle portraits I've seen. If I saw light like that I would be scrambling to find a good landscape, but it really elevates this shot that much more. Excellent detail and pose as well. Next time you're up in Alasaka shooting the eagles let me know!

Thanks, Ron! Next time I go to photograph eagles, I'll let you know. I'll probably go for bears next.

thapamd

boblu262 wrote:

Stunning, Mahesh! Just stunning!

Thank you! Glad you liked it.

thapamd

Tee Why wrote:

Nice color on the background sky and nice expression from the eagle too.

Only thing I'd suggest is cropping a touch off the top and the left so it's a touch tighter and the bird is more off center.

It's a nice shot.

Thanks for the suggestion! In the final print, I may do as you suggested.

thapamd

boblu262 wrote:

Just want to add ... I'm also glad you posted it in Landscape. Its my first stop on D-Grin. I'd hate to have to dig into other forums to find your great work :-)

Thank you again! I really appreciat your comment. I almost never visit the other galleries either.

thapamd

dseidman wrote:

Awesome! Shots like this make me really want to try photographing wildlife more often.

Thanks, Danny! You'll need a really fast, long lens.

kdog

thapamd wrote:

Thanks, Danny! You'll need a really fast, long lens.

Just how long and fast of a lens was it?

And yes, I have to agree, this is an amazing eagle portrait. Just wonderful.

Where are you going for bears? Alaska again? I want to do the Katmai bears during the salmon running season some year.

Cheers,
-joel

thapamd

kdog wrote:

Just how long and fast of a lens was it?

And yes, I have to agree, this is an amazing eagle portrait. Just wonderful.

Where are you going for bears? Alaska again? I want to do the Katmai bears during the salmon running season some year.

Cheers,
-joel

Thanks, Joel!

500 mm f/4L IS.

Yes, I'm going to try for Katmai.

Nyte

thapamd wrote:

500 mm f/4L IS.

/Envious.

Although I'd need the Nikon equivalent if anybody's got a spare/unwanted one they're willing to sell for a fraction of the price they cost new.