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cameraNIKON D500

settings Aperture f/6.3 ISO 400 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 6000/10 

upload_dateMar, 2019

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13 Comments |
marzenego PRO+
 
marzenego May 14, 2019
Amazing capture. Congratulations.
gman176
 
gman176 October 24, 2019
Wow! A "perfect timing" capture if I've ever seen one. Excellent shot!
Sun-Bee
 
Sun-Bee January 26, 2020
Amazing capture!!!
Swampy316 PRO+
 
Swampy316 January 27, 2020
Amazing
MarilynDavies
 
MarilynDavies January 28, 2020
Great action shot!
ThroughRandysEyes
 
ThroughRandysEyes January 29, 2020
WOW....amazing capture!!!
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RickL February 03, 2020
Fantastic action and detail
kellyflaniganmcclure
 
kellyflaniganmcclure March 12, 2020
Awesome picture
amartaylor
 
amartaylor March 13, 2021
Wow! Simply stunning!
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randalwallen November 27, 2021
Great shot.
paultownley_9706
 
paultownley_9706 April 11, 2022
Outstanding capture.
Steelshooter90
 
Steelshooter90 March 23, 2023
Magnificent photo.
HuaweiP30Lite
 
HuaweiP30Lite October 11, 2023
That's tight, lads! Settle it like men! 😁

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#animal #bird #eagle #Bald Eagle #flying #Upper Mississippi Wildlife Refuge #Mississippi River #fighing #survival
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Behind The Lens

Location

This was taken in the Upper Mississippi Wildlife Refuge. The refuge runs for quite aways along the Mississippi River and I will go to areas along the Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin sides of the refuge. I spend a lot of time in this area during the end of winter through spring. It was just starting to have the ice thaw and the eagles will gather to grab the fish that were frozen in the ice over the winter. These two were just a few of around a dozen bald eagles that had found a rather large fish.

Time

It was morning toward the end of the Golden hours.

Lighting

Nothing special, it was in the morning so I had a nice color temperature. One of the things about shooting bird successful I feel is having plenty of sunlight. Clouds can help set a mood, I just like how birds look when its sunny.

Equipment

Nikon D500 and a Tamron 150-600mm lens

Inspiration

This whole area inspires me! With any photo there is a lot of prep and work that goes into it. You do have to have a certain element of luck, that being said its amazing how much luckier your get when your out working an area on a regular basis. You have to be where opportunity can present itself.

Editing

I shoot in raw, and I kind of have a process I go through. I use Lightroom for file management, but I do all the editing in photoshop many just because of old habits I guess. A camera can only do so much so when I shoot something I then come back and edit things in away to bring back what I am seeing in my mind.

In my camera bag

I carry a Nikon D500, D750, and 2 D7200 all with battery grips. Tamron SP AF 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 Di II LD, Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD, Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 DI USD, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR Lens, Tokina 100mm f/2.8 AT-X M100 AF Pro D, Nikon 50mm f/1.8G AF-S NIKKOR Lens, Nikon 180mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF NIKKOR. I aslo carry 8 100X150 ND filters for Landscapes.

Feedback

Get out and shoot! The only way you're going to get great shots is to go after them. I work in the same area that I have seen animals Some days I see a lot some days I don't see anything. The key is to put yourself into the situation to get the shot. It also has been kind of a cause of mine lately. I teach a course and I am absolutely shocked by how many people don't know the basics of photography. They labor under the misconception that cameras and better cameras make the photographer. It's knowing what your shutter speed and aperture do, and that knowledge of how they work will do wonders for your photography. Photography is an art form, and a knowledge of composition and how people look at photography is a must. We live in a world saturated with photos. What we need to come up with is a way to get people to stop and take a longer look.

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