Bald Eagle
It's been awhile since I've had a chance to go out on a winter hike..with snow on the ground, but today I had a chance to do so. While walking along the Rock River, in Oregon IL, I saw this guy...
Canon 7D, Canon 300L F/4 IS, ISO 100, F/8 @ 1/350.
He came out of nowhere, flying over a the tree tops, then right over my head. He pretty darn close, considering I had my 300 mounted up, he was really close. Just being able to get him framed before he was gone was a victory in itself. This was the first of three shots I grabbed, as he was going over head, and it's the best. The other two are his head, and his tail. :rofl
There were two juveniles flying around too, but this was the only one that ever got close enough to fill the frame. The only crop I did was to eliminate the blue space in the bottom of the image, the width is unchanged.
Seeing Bald Eagles around here is still a thrill, since there aren't that many around.
As for the snow pictures.....I got some of those too.
Canon 7D, Canon 300L F/4 IS, ISO 100, F/8 @ 1/350.
He came out of nowhere, flying over a the tree tops, then right over my head. He pretty darn close, considering I had my 300 mounted up, he was really close. Just being able to get him framed before he was gone was a victory in itself. This was the first of three shots I grabbed, as he was going over head, and it's the best. The other two are his head, and his tail. :rofl
There were two juveniles flying around too, but this was the only one that ever got close enough to fill the frame. The only crop I did was to eliminate the blue space in the bottom of the image, the width is unchanged.
Seeing Bald Eagles around here is still a thrill, since there aren't that many around.
As for the snow pictures.....I got some of those too.
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Dennis Kaczor Photography
Thanks....I was actually surprised I even caught it. He appeared over the tree tops so quick I barely had time to get the camera up to my eye. Thankfully the 7D / 300L F/4 combo was quick to focus.
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Yep......he was cruising right along, not soaring. I had maybe a second or two from the time I saw him, to the time I snapped this shot.
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Yes, yes it would. I saw him sitting in a tree, in the middle of the river, and as I walked out on the bridge to attempt to get the shot, he flew off, to who knew where. I was ready for a still shot, then boom! Action!