my first try with eagles

livinginozlivinginoz Registered Users Posts: 497 Major grins
edited February 26, 2006 in Wildlife
there are several places along the mississippi river here in minnesota that they tend to gather. the day i was there it was SO cold (minus 15 with 20mpg wind), i could barely stay out of the car long enough to shoot. several of these are pretty fierce crops, but they are the first time i have ever even seen eagles....they are really awesome.

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laurie in rural minnesota

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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    Always cool to capture Eagles.
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  • Scott_QuierScott_Quier Registered Users Posts: 6,524 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    All you guys and your Bald Eagles. You make me so **** green!!:D

    About the radical cropping - as has been said before, any eagle shot is cool!!
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    Scott_Quier wrote:
    All you guys and your Bald Eagles. You make me so **** green!!:D

    About the radical cropping - as has been said before, any eagle shot is cool!!


    Yeah, me too, Scott! I gave up, and that was before the screaming eagles, no way could the ONE eagle that I know of in our area compete with the shots coming in.

    And I thought it was that they were wintering in warm climates???? Since these eagles appear to be all over right now, where do they go in the Summer??

    The sun came out here, cold and windy, but sun. The guilts are at me!

    Nice eagle shots, Laura! It is you, isn't it! Must have been absolutely awesome!

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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    Considering your shooting conditions, it a wonder you got anything at all. However you have done very well at such a distance with a 300mm. Nice Eagles.......when the weather gets better you'll find some beauties.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    Congrats on your first eagle shots. The first time is always a major thrill. You did pretty good considering the conditions (way too cold for me) and the fact you only had 300mm in reach.
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  • livinginozlivinginoz Registered Users Posts: 497 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    to kind of top it off, yesterday i was coming home from the trip to photograph the swans down near minneapolis. i live about 2 hours north of there, out in the country. just as i got to my turn onto the dirt road to my place, i saw FIVE eagles flying above the road. i took some shots, but they really were too high up. however, they are sure close.

    today i took out the 4 wheeler (which is a very cold idea, i discovered on the way back) to try going into the woods down the road. i saw a few flying as i got there, but couldn't see them again. so i rode another mile or two down toward where i saw them yesterday, and as i turned around, there was a youngster doing his sky dance just for me. again, rather far away, but i gave it a shot.

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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    Nice, nice job!!! Good goingthumb.gifthumbthumb.gif
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