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photosue50
 
photosue50 March 19, 2013
WOW!!
Jewel
 
Jewel March 19, 2013
Awesome!!
Davidcaffinejames
 
Davidcaffinejames March 19, 2013
Great photo, where are you from?
FMueller
 
FMueller March 19, 2013
Fantastic shot!
FMueller
 
FMueller March 19, 2013
Fantastic shot!
ChrisKIELY
 
ChrisKIELY March 20, 2013
Unbelievable, incredible masterpiece!!
Ladyhawk3
 
Ladyhawk3 March 23, 2013
So majestic!
Dan_Kinghorn Platinum
 
Dan_Kinghorn March 26, 2013
Super Wow! DANG! :)
sophieandjohanna
 
sophieandjohanna March 26, 2013
My comment exactly, what type of setting did you use? Wow!
Batesrc2 PRO+
 
Batesrc2 March 30, 2013
Very nice background too.
Inmar
 
Inmar March 31, 2013
Brilliant!!
Flosno
 
Flosno April 04, 2013
Wow..My husband has just seen this one and his comment is "it's like poetry in motion" What a compliment. Where do you live to get these beautiful captures?
Betinha
 
Betinha April 09, 2013
perfect timing! Wow.
brandinichols
 
brandinichols April 15, 2013
breath taking!
windycorduroy
 
windycorduroy April 24, 2013
Awesome capture!!!
rcrahul29
 
rcrahul29 April 24, 2013
GREAT
premkumarantony
 
premkumarantony April 24, 2013
great catch
ChelseaMoonCrazy
 
ChelseaMoonCrazy May 11, 2013
Just amazing john, my lord wow
AndreaE
 
AndreaE May 17, 2013
Woww! what an amazing capture, John! and the background is perfect!! : )
Oksana
 
Oksana May 29, 2013
Magnificent! I like the backdrop, too
justkim1106 PRO+
 
justkim1106 June 01, 2013
I always love your eagle shots.
WildlifePhotography
 
WildlifePhotography June 10, 2013
just STUNNING!!.. amazing shot!..
mylene_ralph
 
mylene_ralph July 07, 2013
Fantastic capture.
vesipenkova
 
vesipenkova July 12, 2013
A great photo of a majestic bird! Great work!
kaylanicole
 
kaylanicole July 22, 2013
AMAZING
bud82520
 
bud82520 July 22, 2013
Awesome capture!
Krishna_Kumar
 
Krishna_Kumar July 30, 2013
Awesome.. Congrats!
SahibaKaur
 
SahibaKaur July 30, 2013
simply Wow! :)
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta July 30, 2013
Terrific capture. Congratulations on being featured.
bigtrocks
 
bigtrocks July 30, 2013
WOW!
PSJPhotography
 
PSJPhotography July 30, 2013
Great shot, congrats!
CoopPix
 
CoopPix July 30, 2013
Beautiful capture! Wonderful timing! Congratulations on your well-deserved feature!
catini
 
catini July 30, 2013
Great capture, congrats on your feature!
hotpixel PRO+
 
hotpixel July 30, 2013
Incredible catch !! Congrats on your award (:
AliAlzuhair
 
AliAlzuhair July 30, 2013
Great work!
victor13
 
victor13 July 30, 2013
outstanding shot!
mbugua
 
mbugua July 30, 2013
incredible shot!
is this a fish eagle?
congrats...the image deserves a win... and it did!
shweta
 
shweta July 30, 2013
congratulation
akhtarkhan
 
akhtarkhan July 30, 2013
Fantastic wingspread, incredible diving action, nice detail, brilliant capture. Congrats on the feature.
angelasharpeaide
 
angelasharpeaide July 30, 2013
amazing shot...congrats!!!
bbranyon
 
bbranyon July 30, 2013
Great capture!
gunners42 PRO+
 
gunners42 July 30, 2013
Excellent....Congrats!
iceman2
 
iceman2 July 30, 2013
Excellent focus.Congrats!
cilla8 Platinum
 
cilla8 July 30, 2013
Magnificent!!! Congrats on feature
CanonCarolyn
 
CanonCarolyn July 30, 2013
Best photo of an eagle- ever! Congratulations on your feature! Well deserved!
GregDaddyMac
 
GregDaddyMac July 30, 2013
Beautiful!
jleiweke
 
jleiweke July 30, 2013
Congrats!
princessdi6305
 
princessdi6305 July 30, 2013
great capture..congrats
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 July 30, 2013
Magnificent capture! Congrats!
BarbaraT
 
BarbaraT July 30, 2013
Stunning capture of the wing span and the talons - just out there ready to grab their prey. Congratulations on being featured.
PhotoAlaska
 
PhotoAlaska July 30, 2013
awesome shot
Kim_Schou
 
Kim_Schou July 30, 2013
Fantastic, congratulations!
trista7510 Ultimate
 
trista7510 July 30, 2013
Great shot, congrats!
drakkardarkblade
 
drakkardarkblade July 30, 2013
congrats, fantastic, please check out my work
jamiesnr
 
jamiesnr July 30, 2013
Beautiful shot
jerzgrl51 Platinum
 
jerzgrl51 July 30, 2013
Congrats on your award! Truly awesome photo!!!
Jeffrey_Marden
 
Jeffrey_Marden July 30, 2013
Fantastic shot!
cindycooperhouser PRO+
 
cindycooperhouser July 30, 2013
Absolutly fantastic! Great shot, I know 'how, hard these shots are to get...just beautiful :-D
ronpowers
 
ronpowers July 30, 2013
crazy good!
SusiStroud Platinum
 
SusiStroud July 30, 2013
Awesome!!! It looks like he's fishing, did he get his catch? Congratulations on your Feature!
dStyle
 
dStyle July 30, 2013
STUNNING!!!!!!
KeithBannerman Ultimate
 
KeithBannerman July 30, 2013
great shot
symesie04
 
symesie04 July 31, 2013
Such a majestic creature
tetvet PRO+
 
tetvet July 31, 2013
great shot,congrats
andrew2
 
andrew2 July 31, 2013
Awesome Capture....congratz!!
Jinjinphoto
 
Jinjinphoto July 31, 2013
Awesome
riotanphotoworks
 
riotanphotoworks July 31, 2013
Awesome
hmwilsonphotos
 
hmwilsonphotos July 31, 2013
Congratulations on being FEATURED!!!! What a great shot! :)
MRSY
 
MRSY July 31, 2013
very great shot, love it!
mloiz
 
mloiz July 31, 2013
Amazing capture!! Well done!!
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter July 31, 2013
Wonderful capture. Congrats. - Jake
Batesrc2 PRO+
 
Batesrc2 July 31, 2013
Great shot. Please. Add it to my eagle project.
valzart
 
valzart August 01, 2013
w0w! great shot - a 5 ***** fave :-D
WolfEyesPhotography
 
WolfEyesPhotography August 01, 2013
Magnificent!
ZachRosa
 
ZachRosa August 04, 2013
Great Shot
photosue50
 
photosue50 August 05, 2013
Beautiful
Pwbphotography
 
Pwbphotography August 15, 2013
stunning capture, congratulations.
PhotoLux
 
PhotoLux August 22, 2013
Awesome capture. Excellent timing.
toddmatthewarbini
 
toddmatthewarbini August 27, 2013
Fantastic!
DennisG
 
DennisG September 10, 2013
Very nice!
tinagraham
 
tinagraham September 11, 2013
I agree! wow! beautiful picture!
pipgrant-taylor
 
pipgrant-taylor September 15, 2013
Wonderful, brilliant shot. Fantastic capture
SheilaBlackburn
 
SheilaBlackburn October 28, 2013
A M A Z I N G Shot !!!
Wizzard PRO+
 
Wizzard November 09, 2013
Congrats on this remarkable image! Absolutely incredible!
abrovarnik
 
abrovarnik March 01, 2014
Nice capture!
SteveFlint
 
SteveFlint March 05, 2014
damn! how close were you! awesome shot.
yarbrosc
 
yarbrosc April 08, 2014
What a beautiful and awesome capture! I can only imagine how much time and patience it took to get this shot.
CarolHuffmanPhotography
 
CarolHuffmanPhotography June 25, 2014
Such a majestic bird...and well captured!
CarolHuffmanPhotography
 
CarolHuffmanPhotography September 14, 2014
Sweet! Lighting is gorgeous.
DebbieKMiller81 Platinum
 
DebbieKMiller81 September 26, 2014
Amazing capture here. Very well done.
jeffswanson
 
jeffswanson November 19, 2014
Great capture.
Jules66
 
Jules66 November 20, 2014
Brilliant shot! :)
NanaSue54
 
NanaSue54 December 02, 2014
Absolutely amazing shot!!! :)
elfiedwards
 
elfiedwards December 04, 2014
WOW that's an eagle! stunning image congrats -even belated:-)) - with feature
dhawk
 
dhawk December 04, 2014
Absolutely powerful!
rhamm
 
rhamm December 12, 2014
Great shot. I love flying eagles
ChrisSchoterPhotography
 
ChrisSchoterPhotography January 10, 2015
Fantastic shot!
Manjucus
 
Manjucus January 18, 2015
Beautiful shot!
Manjucus
 
Manjucus January 18, 2015
Beautiful shot!
BrianpSlade
 
BrianpSlade January 18, 2015
Awesome work PERIOD....I hope all is well?.....We haven't been in touch for a while so I hope all is cool....just like this image...lol
Brian
birdlover54
 
birdlover54 February 16, 2015
WOW! What an incredible capture! nice clarity and right before he gets his prey.
njkerosky Ultimate
 
njkerosky March 05, 2015
Exquisite Capture!!!...Congrats!
Rangerness-PV PRO+
 
Rangerness-PV March 05, 2015
Absolute perfect timing! That must have been amazing to be able to capture such an incredible bird :)!
suzanewhitney
 
suzanewhitney March 19, 2015
Awesome Photo!
paulhagerty
 
paulhagerty March 26, 2015
What a stunning picture. The focus shown by the bird in it's determination to catch it's prey is matched by the sharpness of the story captured by the photographer. Well done!!
njkerosky Ultimate
 
njkerosky December 10, 2015
Congratulations!!!...Your photo is a finalist in the "Where Eagles Dare" Photo Challenge. With all of the amazing entries, it was a very difficult decision and well deserved! The winner will be chosen within three days. Outstanding work!
IlonaTongel
 
IlonaTongel March 29, 2017
Amazing!
Got2CaptureTheMoment
 
Got2CaptureTheMoment March 29, 2017
What a fantastic photo. You sure captured this amazing eagl in it's natural habitat. Outstanding!!! to say the least.
KristinaOers PRO+
 
KristinaOers November 12, 2019
Incredible!!!
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Behind The Lens

Location

Took this in a small coastal town in south central Alaska

Time

Shot this in early afternoon in March

Lighting

Nothing really to say about the lighting on this shot

Equipment

Nikon D300S and a Sigma 150-300mm lens. I did not use a tripod or flash on this photo.

Inspiration

I was watching a couple of eagles feeding on some herring on a beach. They would fly by and land next to the herring and I got this eagle as it was dropping in for a landing. I tried several times to get a fairly close up shot but was unsuccessful at doing so. Either they would not land where I was hoping they would so I could get a close photo or they would just fly by and land to far away. I was about to give up on this when this eagle came close to where I was sitting and landed fairly close to me.

Editing

Since I shoot in RAW I usually adjust the highlights and maybe add a bit of saturation along with a bit of sharpening. I try to keep my photos as natural as I can.

In my camera bag

I usually carry my Nikon D300S, Nikon 28-300mm lens, Sigma 17-50mm lens and my Sigma 150-500mm lens. 2 spare batteries, Nikon SB 910 AF flash, chain pod to help steady when hand holding, 4 extra extreme 8 GB sandisk memory cards, Nikon MC-36 wired shutter/timer release, RFN-4 wireless shutter release, extra AAA batteries, circular polarizer filter, ND 4 filter along with micro fiber cloth to wipe lenses.

Feedback

Just have patience, learn the behaviors of the wildlife you are trying to photo and take lots of shots every time out on the field. Try to take photos that are not usually seen such as action shots, expressions and unusual behavior. Get that shot that one does not usually see in photo's.

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