An eagle that isn't bald.

LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
edited September 12, 2010 in Wildlife
This lady lives (hopefully temporarily) in one of our local wildlife sanctuaries. This is the biggest of the Aussie raptors. I'm not entirely happy with either picture, and would love to know how I could have done better.

Wedge-tailed Eagle

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  • WillCADWillCAD Registered Users Posts: 722 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2010
    In that situation, some close-ups of the head, wing, or talons would have worked. It would have been unusual and interesting to get shots of the talons with the traces attached. You might still be able to create those close-ups by close cropping these two.
    What I said when I saw the Grand Canyon for the first time: "The wide ain't wide enough and the zoom don't zoom enough!"
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2010
    That is one amazing and beautiful raptor!

    The BG distracts...so whatever you can do to tame the brightness would help. Looks like work though.

    I wish I would always think of the BG when I'm shooting...sometimes there is no time to think and other times there is no good alternative.
  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2010
    Ric Grupe wrote: »
    That is one amazing and beautiful raptor!

    The BG distracts...so whatever you can do to tame the brightness would help. Looks like work though.

    I wish I would always think of the BG when I'm shooting...sometimes there is no time to think and other times there is no good alternative.

    This was one of those situations where there was no good alternative, and not much time to think, either. She didn't stay on that perch very long. That said... It is definitely the background that I dislike about these pictures. Is it possible to minimise the impact of a bad background while taking the actual pictures? And if so... how? :)
  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2010
    WillCAD wrote: »
    In that situation, some close-ups of the head, wing, or talons would have worked. It would have been unusual and interesting to get shots of the talons with the traces attached. You might still be able to create those close-ups by close cropping these two.

    I hope I can keep this in mind the next time an opportunity like this comes up. I'll definitely play around with cropping these to see if I can come up with something better.

    Thanks!
  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited September 11, 2010
    Played around with some crops on the Wedge-tails...

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  • Jay25Jay25 Registered Users Posts: 70 Big grins
    edited September 11, 2010
    on that first photo, maybe add a tad of saturation on PS, and maybe darken it a little. Thats a hard shot unless you had a flash on. His feathers are dark. So ouch, dont feel bad because that was a superfast grab and snap before he flies away!!!
  • WillCADWillCAD Registered Users Posts: 722 Major grins
    edited September 12, 2010
    I like the crops. Very dramatic.
    What I said when I saw the Grand Canyon for the first time: "The wide ain't wide enough and the zoom don't zoom enough!"
  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited September 12, 2010
    Thanks, everyone, for your comments and suggestions. It helps a lot!
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