Iowa Eagles

Shane422Shane422 Registered Users Posts: 460 Major grins
edited January 31, 2011 in Wildlife
Lock and Dam #14 on the Mississippi in Le Claire, Iowa is a great place to photograph eagles in January. The birds fly and feed so close. There were about 50 birds in the area last weekend. It was extremely cold, but so worth it.
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  • peoorvendalpeoorvendal Registered Users Posts: 45 Big grins
    edited January 28, 2011
    #1 is just amazing. Love the crop, sharpness, and angle. clap.gif
  • PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited January 28, 2011
    I also love #1 for the same reasons! Best, Pam
  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited January 28, 2011
    Always good to see an eagle or two. The third one captured some nice action. The first one has some wonderful detail in the feathers and I do like "in your face" crop but feel it's a bit tight in the frame and the use of the dramatic wing lines and textures could have been put to better use to improve composition. Doesn't look like you were graced with much sweet light. Winter really takes the fun out of the light. Thanks for sharing.
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  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited January 28, 2011
    Such amazingly beautiful birds, and well captured, too! thumb.gif
    I particularly like the third image. Fantastic action there. Those talons just look wicked!

    I love the sharpness and detail in the first image, with that wonderfully clear eye. Not a fan of the tight crop though, and that is of course just a purely personal thing.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 28, 2011
    Eagles are always a thrill. You got some good captures.
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  • FlyNavyFlyNavy Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited January 28, 2011
    Wonderful!
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited January 28, 2011
    1 and 3 are smokin'!
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited January 28, 2011
    Excellent clap.gif
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  • imagesofhimimagesofhim Registered Users Posts: 527 Major grins
    edited January 28, 2011
    BAM! You nailed it!!!
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  • Shane422Shane422 Registered Users Posts: 460 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2011
    Thanks all, I should have mentioned that #1 is not a crop. They were just flying that close. I believe that was shot at ~350MM. The birds were feeding about 15-20yards in front of us. Some of the longer lenses that were there were just too much for the closest action. I was shooting with an 80-400 on a Nikn D90.
  • jsmileyjsmiley Registered Users Posts: 222 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2011
    A beautiful set of pictures. I left Le Claire Iowa Thursday.
    John

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