Steller Sea Lions and an Eagle

DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
edited September 23, 2007 in Wildlife
Steller Sea Lions on a buoy where Auke Bay meets Lynn Canal along the inland passage in southeastern Alaska with an American Bald Eagle on top of the buoy.

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I wish I could say that was the way I shot it. However, the eagle wasn't that obliging. The original photo was taken with a Cormorant on top of the buoy.

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The eagle came from this photo taken in Auke Bay.

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Here is a closer shot at just the Steller Sea Lions.

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I haven't had time to upload the full size photos with the EXIF data, but will try to do it later this week and then I will link the images to the EXIF data with the actual photos.

In the meantime, the Stellar Sea Lions were photographed with a Canon 5D using a Canon EF 100-400 lens. The eagles were shot with the same lens on a Canon Digital Rebel XTi.

Comments and suggestions are always welcome.

PS: I am back in Seattle from Alaska and working my way over to the 2007 Shootout in Glacier NP. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone who is going.
Dixie
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Comments

  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2007
    You fooled me! rolleyes1.gif

    Nice pics.
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2007
    Giphsub wrote:
    You fooled me! rolleyes1.gif

    Nice pics.


    Thanks for the comment.
    Dixie
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    ...and bunches of Canon lenses - I'm equipment rich and dollar poor!
  • BBiggsBBiggs Registered Users Posts: 688 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2007
    That first picture is sweet! Nice captures! clap.gifthumb.gif
    Brenton
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2007
    Nice Color on that Buoy there Dixie ......... Hey is it real ??? rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited September 18, 2007
    BBiggs wrote:
    That first picture is sweet! Nice captures! clap.gifthumb.gif


    Thanks, Brenton.
    Dixie
    Photographs by Dixie
    | Canon 1Ds | Canon 5D Mark II | Canon 5D | Canon 50D | Canon 10D | Canon EOS Elan 7 | Mamiya Pro S RB67 |
    ...and bunches of Canon lenses - I'm equipment rich and dollar poor!
  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited September 18, 2007
    bfjr wrote:
    Nice Color on that Buoy there Dixie ......... Hey is it real ??? rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif



    The color is real. ...and thank goodness for that. The background was typical of the color I saw in Alaska for the past two weeks. Out of 14 days, we had maybe 2-2½ days with some blue sky. I was lucky and did get to see Denali (Mt McKinley) with some scattered clouds. We were told that people only get to see it one day out of five so we were there on the lucky day.
    Dixie
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    | Canon 1Ds | Canon 5D Mark II | Canon 5D | Canon 50D | Canon 10D | Canon EOS Elan 7 | Mamiya Pro S RB67 |
    ...and bunches of Canon lenses - I'm equipment rich and dollar poor!
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited September 18, 2007
    Nice job, Dixie...but I like the original best.thumb.gif

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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited September 18, 2007
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Nice job, Dixie...but I like the original best.thumb.gif


    Thanks, Ric. I wasn't trying to take away from the eagles. Anytime I can catch a mating pair, I will definitely take it and run. I also stopped by the Eagle Center in Ketchikan, Alaska and got some good shots there. I will post one of them a little later tonight.
    Dixie
    Photographs by Dixie
    | Canon 1Ds | Canon 5D Mark II | Canon 5D | Canon 50D | Canon 10D | Canon EOS Elan 7 | Mamiya Pro S RB67 |
    ...and bunches of Canon lenses - I'm equipment rich and dollar poor!
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 19, 2007
    Love the color in your shots. clap.gif I bet you wish you had a bit more reach when you saw the eagles.
    Harry
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited September 23, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Love the color in your shots. clap.gif I bet you wish you had a bit more reach when you saw the eagles.


    Thanks, Harry. ...and yes, you're right about the reach. I would have liked about double what I had (400 on XTI = 640), but would have settle for a 1200mm and while you're at it made that in a f/2.8 as well. bowdown.gifrolleyes1.gif
    Dixie
    Photographs by Dixie
    | Canon 1Ds | Canon 5D Mark II | Canon 5D | Canon 50D | Canon 10D | Canon EOS Elan 7 | Mamiya Pro S RB67 |
    ...and bunches of Canon lenses - I'm equipment rich and dollar poor!
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