Bald Eagle Landing
Feb, 2015Views
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Location
Iowa lock and dam No. 14 Preserve, located on the Mississippi River just below Lock and Dam 14.Time
I arrived around 930am cst. I was advised the eagles usually start feeding around this time of the day.Lighting
It was outside, so I was able to get away with natural light.Equipment
I used a canon 7dmk2 body, along wirh a Tamrob 150-600mm variable aperure lens on a manfrotto monopod.Inspiration
One of my photography bucket lists have been to get a good shot of a bald eagle capturing a fish. I wasnt successful the day of this shot, but I came away with a few good ones.Editing
Yes, at the time this shot was taken, I used LR exclusively. Aside from some cropping, I upped the contrast and clarity. Some sharpening and noisereductionIn my camera bag
My bodies are a 5dmk3 and 7dmk2. My go to lens are a Canon 24-70, f2.8, ver 2, Canon 70-200, f2.8, ver2, Canon 300, f4, non IS and a Sigma ART 50 f1.4. I have four Yonguo yn 568Ii flashes. One Flashpoint AD200 flash and 2 Alien Bees b800 strobes.Feedback
Set you body to AI Servo with back button focus. Treat this as shoot a sports event. Have a high shutter speed, 1/1600 to 1/2500, with an aperture of around f4. It might take a minute to frame up your shot youll get the hang of it eventually
