A Eagling We Will Go....

Desert RatDesert Rat Registered Users Posts: 103 Major grins
edited February 13, 2006 in Wildlife
High ho the dairy-o a Bald Eagling we will go. :thumb

Was out with Jwear Saturaday hunting Bald Eagles (with camera of course)
As Jeff said first one out of the blocks was a silhouette and then moved away... An hour later we found another on or the same one...Not sure..

Well here is my first shot of this guy up a tree...

The crows or ravens were annoying this guy but he stood his ground....

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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2006
    Nice one Eric. The Crow is so black he looks like it was added in post.
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  • Desert RatDesert Rat Registered Users Posts: 103 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2006
    Rohirrim wrote:
    Nice one Eric. The Crow is so black he looks like it was added in post.

    Nope not added in post.. I had to underexpose -1.7 stops to keep the white of the Eagle from blowing out... The Crows were harassing the eagle while we were there...
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  • Scott_QuierScott_Quier Registered Users Posts: 6,524 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2006
    Desert Rat wrote:
    High ho the dairy-o a Bald Eagling we will go. thumb.gif

    Was out with Jwear Saturaday hunting Bald Eagles (with camera of course)
    As Jeff said first one out of the blocks was a silhouette and then moved away... An hour later we found another on or the same one...Not sure..
    This is a wonderful image.

    You either were able to get quite close to the eagle or you have wonderful toys:): to play with. I thought the crow was actually the silhouette of another that you had added in post. Not until I RTFM did I realise that the dark bird was in fact a crow and not an eagle.
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  • Desert RatDesert Rat Registered Users Posts: 103 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2006
    Scott_Quier wrote:
    This is a wonderful image.
    You either were able to get quite close to the eagle or you have wonderful toys:): to play with. I thought the crow was actually the silhouette of another that you had added in post. Not until I RTFM did I realise that the dark bird was in fact a crow and not an eagle.

    Thanks...

    For this one I was not that close. I moved a bit closer after I get everything setup on the tripod...

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2006
    Hey Eric,

    I'm glad you guys finally found an eagle. Good shot. thumb.gif
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  • Desert RatDesert Rat Registered Users Posts: 103 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2006
    Harry, problem is Ben was not with us.... ne_nau.gifne_nau.gifne_nau.gif
    Harryb wrote:
    Hey Eric,
    I'm glad you guys finally found an eagle. Good shot. thumb.gif
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2006
    Only problem here is I didn't get to go :cry

    otherwise cool capture, even better I think then a standard pose.

    Yeah closer would be cool but that'll come thumb.gif
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  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2006
    Nice work Ericthumb.gif

    Even though you guys didn't come home with exactly the prize you wanted, it will be cool to compare your future efforts with the first one.

    Sometimes people only show the last shot in a long progression of attempts leaving us, the interested observer, out of the entire process. I hope you take us along for the entire ride!!

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  • Desert RatDesert Rat Registered Users Posts: 103 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2006
    Hey Jeff,

    Well, wew were up there all day and after the count was done we headed back to the Ranger station to get teh other reports and then headed over to whre other Eagles were spotted...
    Problem was we never saw another one the rest of the day up there...

    Since these Eagles are migratory, they will be leaving sometime in March and head back north. There is NOT a resident Eagle population in the Big Bear area...
    I do know of a nesting pair of Eagles around Lake Hemet yearround residents...

    Both Jeff and I shot tons of shots with the Crows harrassing the Eagle.. But that was about all the action we had that day....

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    jeff lapoint wrote:
    Nice work Ericthumb.gif
    Even though you guys didn't come home with exactly the prize you wanted, it will be cool to compare your future efforts with the first one.
    Sometimes people only show the last shot in a long progression of attempts leaving us, the interested observer, out of the entire process. I hope you take us along for the entire ride!!
    -j
    Eric the Desert Rat :scratch
    Los Angeles, CA :yikes

    You can check out my ongoing website at the following http://www.pbase.com/desertrat99

    Photography isn't about the Zone System or any other Ansel Adams nonsense.
    It's simply about seeing. You either see or you don't see, the rest is
    academic.
    ~ Elliot Erwitt ~
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